Genesis 2:7-15
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
7Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living person. 8The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9Out of the ground the Lord God caused every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.
11The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there as well.
13The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.
14The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
King James Version
Chapter 2
7And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Christian Standard Bible
8The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed.
9The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.
11The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
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.
14The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
New Living Translation
8Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.
9The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground — trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches.
11The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
12The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.
13The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush.
14The third branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called the Euphrates.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
7then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.
11The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
13The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.
14And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
New International Version
8Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
9The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
13The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
New King James Version
8The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
9And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.
11The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
13The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.
14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
