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Berean Standard Bible

“Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:”

Genesis 2:10

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Genesis 2 describes the garden of Eden as a real, well-watered place where God gives the first man work and a home. The narrator pauses to describe the river that flows through it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

World English Bible (WEB)

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y salía de Edén un río para regar el huerto, y de allí se repartía en cuatro ramales.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

De la tierra de Edén salía un río que corría a través del huerto para regarlo. Después el río se dividía en cuatro brazos.

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