10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts (A)the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. (B)Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is (C)Hiddekel;[a] it is the one which goes toward the east of [b]Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

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  1. Genesis 2:14 Or Tigris
  2. Genesis 2:14 Heb. Ashshur

10 Now a (A)river [a]flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [b]rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it [c]flows around the whole land of (B)Havilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there as well. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it [d]flows around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is [e](C)Tigris; it [f]flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the [g](D)Euphrates.

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  1. Genesis 2:10 Lit was going out
  2. Genesis 2:10 Lit heads
  3. Genesis 2:11 Lit surrounds
  4. Genesis 2:13 Lit is the one surrounding
  5. Genesis 2:14 Heb Hiddekel
  6. Genesis 2:14 Lit is the one going
  7. Genesis 2:14 Heb Perath