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Genesis 2:10

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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
Parallel translations
  • KJV And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
  • BSB Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
  • NKJV Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.
  • NASB Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.
  • NLT A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches.

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Cross-references & the web

Theme

Cross-references · 2

  • Rev 22:1He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
  • Ps 46:4There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (1)
EDEN

Resources, by level

Lay

  • ★ Start hereVideoOverview: Genesis 1–11BibleProject · 9 min · Free

    The single best free starting point for Genesis 1–11 — clear, visual, and faithful to the literary design.

Pastoral

  • CommentaryCommentary on Genesis 1Matthew Henry · Free

    The beloved devotional-pastoral classic, free and public domain — warm, quotable, verse by verse.

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Genesis videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Genesis 2:10YouTube · Lay · Free

    Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.

  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on GenesisMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 2:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And a riverנָהָרwent outיָצָאof Edenעֵדֶןto waterשָׁקָהthe gardenגַּןand from thence it was partedפָּרַדand became into fourאַרְבַּעheadsרֹאשׁ
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