Genesis

Genesis 2:10

¹⁰Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now a river	וְנָהָר֙	wə·nå̄·hå̄r	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
flowed out	יֹצֵ֣א	yō·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of Eden	מֵעֵ֔דֶן	mê·‘ê·ḏen	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5731 Eden
to water	לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת	lə·haš·qō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
the garden	הַגָּ֑ן	hag·gān	Article; Noun - common singular	H1588 enclosure, garden
and from there	וּמִשָּׁם֙	ū·miš·šām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
it branched into	יִפָּרֵ֔ד	yip·pā·rêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6504 divide
four	לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה	lə·’ar·bā·‘āh	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular	H702 four
headwaters	רָאשִֽׁים׃	rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7218 head

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.