Genesis 2:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.

New Living Translation
The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush.

English Standard Version
The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.

Berean Study Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

New American Standard Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.

NASB 1995
The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.

NASB 1977
And the name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.

Amplified Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush [in Mesopotamia].

Christian Standard Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.

Contemporary English Version
The second is the Gihon River that winds through Ethiopia.

Good News Translation
The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The name of the second river is Gihon. This is the one that winds throughout Sudan.

International Standard Version
The name of the second river is Gihon— it winds through the entire land of Cush.

NET Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through the entire land of Cush.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

New King James Version
The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.

King James 2000 Bible
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that encompasses the whole land of Cush.

New Heart English Bible
And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.

World English Bible
The name of the second river is Gihon: the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

American King James Version
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasses the whole land of Ethiopia.

American Standard Version
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

A Faithful Version
And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that surrounds the whole land of Cush.

Darby Bible Translation
And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.

English Revised Version
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande of Cush.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The name of the seconde riuer is Gyhon: the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The second water is called Gihon, which runneth aboute the whole londe of ye Morias.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon which compassyth all the lande of Inde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the name of the second river [is] Gihon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

Young's Literal Translation
and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the name of the second river, Gihon: that surrounding all the land of Cush.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the name of the second river is Gihon, which goes around to all the land of Kush.

Lamsa Bible
And the name of the second river is Gihon, the one which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
















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