Genesis 2:14

ושׁם הנהר השׁלישׁי חדקל הוא ההלך קדמת אשׁור והנהר הרביעי הוא פרת׃

Gen 2:14 [Samaritan]
ושׁם הנהר השׁלישׁי חדקל הוא ההלך קדמת אשׁור והנהר הרביעי הוא פרת׃

Gen 2:14 [Masoretic]
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת׃
And the name of the third river is Ḥiddeqel; it flows toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is Pherat.

Gen 2:14 [Targum Onkelos]
וְשׁוֹם נַהְרָא תְּלִיתָאָה דִּיגְלָת הוּא מְהַלֵּיךְ לְמַדְנְחָא דְּאַתּוּר וְנַהְרָא רְבִיעָאָה הוּא פְּרָת:
And the name of the third river is Digelat; it flows toward the east of Attur. And the fourth river is Pherat.

Gen 2:14 [Samaritan Targum]
ושם נהרה תליתה קפלוסה הוא הלוך מלכות הצפו ונהרה רביעה הוא פרת:
And the name of the third river is Qiplusah; it flows toward northern kingdom. And the fourth river is Pherat.

Gen 2:14 [Peshitta]
ܘܫܡܗ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܠܬ ܗܿܘ ܕܐܿܙܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܬܘܪ܂ ܘܢܗܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܗܼܘ ܦܪܬ܂܀
And the name of the third river is Diqelat; it flows toward the east of Attur. And the fourth river is Pherat.

Gen 2:14 [Septuagint]
Καὶ ὁ ποταμὸς ὁ τρίτος Τίγρις· οὗτος ὁ προπορευόμενος κατέναντι Ἀσσυρίων. ὁ δὲ ποταμὸς ὁ τέταρτος, οὗτος Εὐφράτης.
And the third river is Tigris; this one flows opposite Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Gen 2:14 [Aquila of Sinope]
εξ ανατολης for Hebrew קִדְמַת.

Gen 2:14 [Old Latin (Vetus Latina)]
Flumen autem tertium Tigris ; hoc est quod fluit contra Assyrios. Flumen autem quartum Euphrates.
And the third river is Tigris; this one flows opposite Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Gen 2:14 [Vulgate]
Nomen vero fluminis tertii, Tygris : ipse vadit contra Assyrios. Fluvius autem quartus, ipse est Eufrates.
And the name of the third river is Tigris; this one flows opposite Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

* v.l. Tygris = Tigris
* v.l. Euphrates = Eufrates
* Ḥiddeqel = Tigris
* Pherat = Euphrates
* Asshur or Attur = Assyria

 

וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃

And the name of the third river is Ḥiddeqel; it is the one that goes eastward of Asshur. And the fourth river is Perat.

 

Morphology

  1. וְשֵׁ֨ם (wəšēm) – Root: שם (š-m); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And the name of”; Notes: Connects to the list of rivers.
  2. הַנָּהָ֤ר (hannāhār) – Root: נהר (n-h-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the river”; Notes: Refers to a specific river.
  3. הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ (haššəlīšī) – Root: שלש (š-l-š); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the third”; Notes: Indicates the sequence of the river.
  4. חִדֶּ֔קֶל (Ḥiddeqel) – Root: חדק (ḥ-d-q); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Hiddekel”; Notes: The name of the third river.
  5. ה֥וּא (hūʾ) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers back to the river named Hiddekel.
  6. הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ (hahōlēḵ) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Participle, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “that goes”; Notes: Describes the movement of the river.
  7. קִדְמַ֣ת (qidmat) – Root: קדם (q-d-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “eastward of”; Notes: Indicates direction relative to a location.
  8. אַשּׁ֑וּר (ʾAššūr) – Root: אשור (ʾ-š-w-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Asshur”; Notes: Refers to the ancient region of Asshur.
  9. וְהַנָּהָ֥ר (wəhannāhār) – Root: נהר (n-h-r); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the river”; Notes: Introduces the next river in the list.
  10. הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י (hārəḇīʿī) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the fourth”; Notes: Indicates the sequence of the river.
  11. ה֥וּא (hūʾ) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the fourth river.
  12. פְרָֽת (Pərat) – Root: פרת (p-r-t); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Perat”; Notes: The name of the fourth river, commonly known as the Euphrates.

 

 

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