Genesis 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 2:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנָהָרּ֙
nâhâr
H5104
stream
יֹצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מֵעֵ֔דֶן
ʻÊden
H5731
Eden
לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת
shâqâh
H8248
to water
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַגָּ֑ן
gan
H1588
garden
וּמִשָּׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
יִפָּרֵ֔ד
pârad
H6504
to divide
וְהָיָ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
רָאשִֽׁים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.
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King James Version Public Domain
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a river was going out from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four heads.
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