Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 2:10-14

10And a riverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104went outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588;and from thence it was partedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504,and became into fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11The nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259isPisonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376:thatה֣וּאhu'H1931isit which compassethהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437the whole landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Havilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12And the goldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091of thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: there isbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and the onyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13And the nameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521: the same isit that compassethהַסּוֹבֵ֔בha.so.VevH5437the whole landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14And the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekelחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313: that isit which goeth towardהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980the eastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104isEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

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