Genesis 2:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.”

Genesis 2:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:10 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.”

Genesis 2:10 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. ”

Genesis 2:10 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief <FI>rivers<Fi> ;”

Genesis 2:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams. ”

Genesis 2:10 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And out of Eden went a riuer to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure heads.”

Genesis 2:10 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:10 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided into four rivers.”

Genesis 2:10 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:10 in Context — Genesis 2

8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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What Does Genesis 2:10 Mean?

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