Genesis 2:13
The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
KJV
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְשֵֽׁם־ | ve.shem- | and [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הַנָּהָ֥ר | ha.na.Har | the river | H5104 → |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֖י | ha.she.Ni | <the> second | H8145 → |
| גִּיח֑וֹן | gi.Chon | [is] Gihon | H1521 → |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → |
| הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב | ha.so.Vev | [is] the [one which] goes around | H5437 → |
| אֵ֖ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| כּֽוּשׁ׃ | Kush | Cush | H3568 → |
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