Genesis 2:14

Genesis 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
• New International Version (NIV)The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Context of Genesis 2:14

12Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there. 13The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 16And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

Genesis 2:14 word by word

וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Hiddekelחִדֶּ֫קֶלchiddeqel · TigrisH2313
• it which goeth towardהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• the eastקִדְמָהqidmâh · eastH6926
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• And the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for Genesis 2:14

• Daniel 10:4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
• Genesis 10:11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
• Genesis 25:18And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He stayed near all his relatives.
• Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
• Deuteronomy 1:7Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites and their neighbors in the Arabah, the hill country, the Judean foothills, the Negev and the sea coast — to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon as far as the great river, the Euphrates River.
• Deuteronomy 11:24Every place the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Revelation 9:14say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates.”

Commentaries on Genesis 2:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 - XI. The Garden 8. גן gan “garden, park,” ́ paradeisos “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן ‛ēden “Eden, delight.” קדם qedem “fore-place, east; foretime.” 11. פישׁון pı̂yshôn Pishon; related: “flow over, spread, leap.” חוילה chăvı̂ylâh Chavilah. חול chôl “sand.” חבל chebel “region.” 12. בדלם bedolam ̓́ anthrax “carbuncle,” (Septuagint) ́ bdellion a gum of eastern countries, Arabia, India, Media (Josephus, etc.). The pearl (Kimchi). שׁהם…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is content with a little, and that which is most natural; grace with less; but lust craves every thing, and is content with nothing. No delights can be satisfying to the soul, but those which God himself has provided and appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Tigris … Euphrates: These well-known rivers flow from the mountains of eastern Turkey.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 2:14

• Assyria
• Eden
• Euphrates
• God
• Hiddekel

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Adam
• Alone
• Asshur
• Bdellium
• Bless
• Breathe
• Cleave
• Close

Commentaries on Genesis 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings