Genesis 2:13–16
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the second riuer is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of †Ethiopia.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. Cush.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth ‖toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, Eastward to Assyria.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
And the LORD God tooke ‖the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, Adam.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest †freely eate.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. eating thou shalt eate.
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From verse 13
- Genesis 10:6Rank 1 from verse 13
- Isaiah 11:11Rank 2 from verse 13
11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
11And it shall come to passe in that day, that the LORD shall set his hande againe the second time, to recouer the remnant of his people which shalbe left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, & from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the ylands of the Sea.
From verse 14
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- Genesis 15:18Rank 2 from verse 14
18In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
18In that same day the LORD made a couenant with Abram, saying; *Unto thy seed haue I giuen this land from the riuer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates:
- Deuteronomy 1:7Rank 3 from verse 14
7Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
7Turne you, and take your iourney, and goe to the mount of the Amorites, and vnto †all the places nigh thereunto, in the plaine, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the South, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and vnto Lebanon, vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates.
- Deuteronomy 11:24Rank 4 from verse 14
24Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
24*Euery place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread, shall be yours: from the wildernesse, and Lebanon, from the riuer, the riuer Euphrates, euen vnto the vttermost sea, shall your coast be.
- Genesis 10:11Rank 5 from verse 14
- Genesis 10:22Rank 6 from verse 14
- Genesis 25:18Rank 7 from verse 14
- Revelation 9:14Rank 8 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Psalms 128:2Rank 1 from verse 15
- Genesis 2:8Rank 2 from verse 15
- Ephesians 4:28Rank 3 from verse 15
28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
28Let him that stole, steale no more: but rather let him labour, working with his handes the thing which is good, that he may haue ‖to giue to him that needeth.
- Genesis 2:2Rank 4 from verse 15
From verse 16
- 1 Samuel 15:22Rank 1 from verse 16
22And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
22And Samuel saide, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, *to obey, is better then sacrifice: and to hearken, then the fat of rammes.
- 1 Timothy 4:4Rank 2 from verse 16
- 1 Timothy 6:17Rank 3 from verse 16
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they bee not high minded, nor trust in †vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, who giueth vs richly all things to enioy,
- Genesis 2:9Rank 4 from verse 16
9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow euery tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euill.
- Genesis 3:1–2Rank 5 from verse 16
1NOW the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
1¶ Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, †Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?
2And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:
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Genesis 2:13
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Next after the first in order, rank, time, or succession.
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1. Entire or complete. 2. Sound or restored to health.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Genesis 2:14
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.
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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.
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Genesis 2:15
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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An enclosed or cultivated place for plants, herbs, or fruit.
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Sense 1: The region in which the LORD planted the garden where he placed the man. Sense 2: A personal or place name borne by other persons or locations in later passages.
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1. To tend or cultivate land or plants. 2. To prepare food or an offering.
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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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Genesis 2:16
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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Ordered; directed.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An enclosed or cultivated place for plants, herbs, or fruit.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Without restraint, hindrance, or reserve; openly. Sense 2: Willingly, voluntarily, liberally, or abundantly. Sense 3: Without payment or purchase; as a gift.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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2:8¶ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
2:8¶ And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
2:9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
2:9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow euery tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euill.
2:10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
2:10And a riuer went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into foure heads.
2:11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
2:11The name of the first is *Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where there is gold.
2:12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
2:12And the gold of that land is good: There is Bdellium and the Onix stone.
2:13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
2:13And the name of the second riuer is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of †Ethiopia.
Selected passage2:14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
2:14And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth ‖toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates.
Selected passage2:15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
2:15And the LORD God tooke ‖the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.
Selected passage2:16And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest †freely eate.
Selected passage2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt †surely die.