Genesis 2:10 Go deeper

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

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וְנָהָר֙ve.na.Harand a river

Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: river

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 1

יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'[was] going out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to come out: issue

Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 2

מֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denfrom Eden

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) · Strong's: H5731B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Eden

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:16, Isaiah 51:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5731B; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 3

לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.Kotto water

Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to water: watering

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8248G; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 5

הַגָּ֑ןha.Ganthe garden

Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: garden

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 6

וּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.Shamand from there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 7

יִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.Red<it> divided

Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to separate

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 8

וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it became

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 9

לְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'Ah<into> four

Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: four

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 10

רָאשִֽׁים\׃ra.Shimheads

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: head: first

Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 12:2, Leviticus 6:5, Numbers 5:7, Numbers 10:10, Numbers 28:11, Judges 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218J; TAHOT Genesis 2:10 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now a river	→	נָהָר H5104H river
flowed out	→	יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue
of Eden	→	עֵ֫דֶן H5731B Eden
to water	→	שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering
the garden	→	גַּן H1588M garden
and from there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
it branched into	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
four	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
headwaters	→	רֹאשׁ H7218J head: first

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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