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It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush [in Mesopotamia].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The second is the Gihon River that winds through Ethiopia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon. This is the one that winds throughout Sudan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon— it winds through the entire land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through the entire land of Cush.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river <i>is</i> Gihon: the same <i>is</i> it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The name of the second river <i>is</i> Gihon; it <i>is</i> the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/genesis/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that encompasses the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon: the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/genesis/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasses the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/genesis/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river <i>is</i> Gihon; it <i>is</i> the one that surrounds the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/genesis/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/genesis/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/genesis/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />The name of the seconde riuer is Gyhon: the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/genesis/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />The second water is called Gihon, which runneth aboute the whole londe of ye Morias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/genesis/2.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon which compassyth all the lande of Inde.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the second river [is] Gihon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river, Gihon: that surrounding all the land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon, which goes around to all the land of Kush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon, the one which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">The name</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: han·nā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">river</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521: gî·ḥō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Gichown; from giyach; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley near Jerusalem.">is Gihon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: has·sō·w·ḇêḇ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">winds through</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568: kūš (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cush, the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.">of Cush.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name">and the name</a><a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145. sheniy (shay-nee') -- second (an ordinal number)"> of the second</a><a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104. nahar (naw-hawr') -- a stream, river"> river</a><a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521. Giychown (ghee-khone') -- "a bursting forth," one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jer."> [is] Gibon</a><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931. huw' (hoo) -- he, she, it">, it</a><a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437. cabab (saw-bab') -- to turn about, go around, surround"> [is] that which is surrounding</a><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605. kol (kole) -- the whole, all"> the whole</a><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land"> land</a><a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568. Kuwsh (koosh) -- Cush"> of Cush;</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034">The name</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="שֵׁנִי uomsa 8145"> second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="נָהָר ncmsa 5104"> river</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="גִּיחֹון np 1521"> is Gihon</a>, <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vqPmsa 5437"> flows through</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> the entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="כּוּשׁ_1 np 3568"> of Cush</a>. </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name">The name</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145. sheniy (shay-nee') -- second (an ordinal number)">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104. nahar (naw-hawr') -- a stream, river">river</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521. Giychown (ghee-khone') -- 'a bursting forth,' one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jer.">is Gihon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437. cabab (saw-bab') -- to turn about, go around, surround">it flows</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437. cabab (saw-bab') -- to turn about, go around, surround">around</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605. kol (kole) -- the whole, all">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568a.htm" title="3568a">of Cush.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name">And the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145. sheniy (shay-nee') -- second (an ordinal number)">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104. nahar (naw-hawr') -- a stream, river">river</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521. Giychown (ghee-khone') -- 'a bursting forth,' one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jer.">[is] Gihon:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437. cabab (saw-bab') -- to turn about, go around, surround">the same [is] it that compasseth</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land">the whole land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568. 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