Genesis 2:9-11

International Children’s Bible

⁹The Lord God caused every beautiful tree and every tree that was good for food to grow out of the ground. In the middle of the garden, God put the tree that gives life. And he put there the tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰A river flowed through Eden and watered the garden. From that point the river was divided. It had four streams flowing into it. ¹¹The name of the first stream is Pishon. It flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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Genesis 2:9-11

King James Version

⁹And 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.

¹⁰And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

¹¹The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

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Genesis 2:9-11

New King James Version

⁹And out of the ground the Lord God made ^(A)every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. ^(B)The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and ^(C)evil.

¹⁰Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. ¹¹The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts ^(D)the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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Genesis 2:9-11

New International Version

⁹The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees^(A) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life^(B) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.^(C)

¹⁰A river^(D) watering the garden flowed from Eden;^(E) from there it was separated into four headwaters. ¹¹The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah,^(F) where there is gold.

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