Genesis 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”

Genesis 2:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; ”

Genesis 2:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Pison, it <FI>is<Fi> that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold <FI>is<Fi> ,”

Genesis 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is. ”

Genesis 2:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.”

Genesis 2:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.”

Genesis 2:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:11 in Context — Genesis 2

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.

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

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What Does Genesis 2:11 Mean?

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