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Genesis 2:11–12

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11The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah,Am where there is gold. 12Gold from that land is pure;B bdelliumC and onyxD are also there.

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Footnotes

  1. AOr of the Havilah
  2. B good
  3. CA yellowish, transparent gum resin
  4. DIdentity of this precious stone uncertain

Cross references

  1. mGn 10:7,29; 25:18; 1Sm 15:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)

NLTNew Living Translation

The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The name of the first is the Pishon. It went around all the land of Havilah, where there is gold. (The gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stones are there.)

KJV 1900King James Version

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.