Genesis 2:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.”
Genesis 2:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:13 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.”
Genesis 2:13 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.”
Genesis 2:13 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the name of the second river <FI>is<Fi> Gibon, it <FI>is<Fi> that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;”
Genesis 2:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.”
Genesis 2:13 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande of Cush.”
Genesis 2:13 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:13 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.”
Genesis 2:13 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:13 in Context — Genesis 2
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.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
What Does Genesis 2:13 Mean?
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