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Genesis 2:8-11

8And the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a gardenגַּן־gan-H1588in Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,in the eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,whereשָׁ֔םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853He placedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had formedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Outמִן־min-H4480of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430gave growthוַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.MachH6779to everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the eyeלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978.And in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588werethe treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Now a riverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104flowed outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248אֶת־'et-H853the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588,and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033it branched intoיִפָּרֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֖הyi.pa.Red ve.ha.YahH6504 H1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headwatersרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218:

11The nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259river isthe Pishonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376;itה֣וּאhu'H1931winds throughהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437אֵ֚ת'etH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Havilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091.

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