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

12The gold there is very good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also in Havilah. 13The name of the second river is the Gihon. It goes through the whole land of Cush. The third river is called the Tigris. It goes along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is called the Euphrates. 15The Lord God took the man and he put him in the Garden of Eden. God wanted the man to work in the garden and to take care of it. 16Then the Lord God told the man, ‘You may eat the fruit from any tree in the garden, as much as you like.

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 24th day of the first month, I was standing beside the great Tigris river.
• Genesis 10:11From that land he went to Assyria. This is where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir and Calah.
• Genesis 25:18Ishmael's descendants lived in the lands from Havilah to Shur. These are near Egypt, towards Asshur. They were always at war with each other.
• Genesis 15:18On that day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram. The Lord promised, ‘I give this land to your descendants. The land starts from the river of Egypt and continues as far as the River Euphrates.
• Deuteronomy 1:7Now you must continue your journey. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the regions near there. Go to the Jordan Valley and the mountains and the low hills in the west. Go to the Negev in the south, and to the Mediterranean coast. Go to the land of Canaan and to Lebanon, even as far as the great Euphrates river.
• Deuteronomy 11:24Every piece of ground that you walk on will belong to you. The borders of your land will go from the desert in the south as far as Lebanon in the north. They will go from the Euphrates river in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
• Revelation 9:14The voice said to the sixth angel, ‘There are four angels at the great Euphrates river. Someone has tied them so that they cannot move. You must go and undo them!’

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