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Genesis 2:8-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Genesis 2:8-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.(A) 9 Out of the ground the Lord God made 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 the knowledge of good and evil.(B)
10 A river flows out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides and becomes four branches. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold, 12 and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.(C) 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(D)
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
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Genesis 2:8-15
New International Version
Genesis 2:8-15
New International Version
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(A) and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees(B) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life(C) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(D)
10 A river(E) watering the garden flowed from Eden;(F) from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah,(G) where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin[a](H) and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.[b] 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris;(I) it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(J)
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden(K) to work it and take care of it.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:12 Or good; pearls
- Genesis 2:13 Possibly southeast Mesopotamia
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