KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 2:10 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And a river” | וְנָהָר֙ | A stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity | river |
| “went out” | יֹצֵ֣א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | out |
| “of Eden” | מֵעֵ֔דֶן | Eden, the region of Adam's home | Eden |
| “to water” | לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת | To quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to | water |
| “the garden;” | הַגָּ֑ן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “and from thence” | וּמִשָּׁם֙ | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | thence |
| “it was parted,” | יִפָּרֵ֔ד | To break through, i.e., spread or separate (oneself) | parted |
| “and became” | וְהָיָ֖ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | became |
| “into four” | לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה | Four | four |
| “heads.” | רָאשִֽׁים׃ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | heads |
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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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