Discovering The Mission Of Mankind-2

“Life”(See :7(“Living”))—yx khah'-ee—N. Common masculine plural absolute—2) Relatives; 3) Life (abstract emphatic)—3a) Life—3b) Sustenance, maintenance.

“Midst”—Kwt taw'-vek—Midst, middle. Strong—from an unused root meaning to sever; A bisection, i.e. (by implication) The centre:-- Among(-st), X between, half, X (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid[-night],midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).

“Knowledge”—ted dah'-ath—N. common feminine singular construct—1) Knowledge—1a) Knowledge, perception, skill, 1b) Discernment, understanding, wisdom. Strong—Knowledge:-- Cunning, [ig-]norantly, know(-ledge), [un-]awares (wittingly).

“Evil”—er rah —Adj. masculine singular absolute—Bad, evil. Strong–Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral).

:10—“Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, & from there it parted & became four riverheads.”

From the place known as Eden, a river flowed. the river watered the garden itself. From the garden, the river then divided becoming the source of four rivers.

The usual expectation of the flow of rivers today is that rivers come together to form larger rivers. The Eden river is just the opposite, as its strength is divided into four ?smaller? rivers.

These four rivers are named & described in :11-14 in terms ?familiar? to or discoverable by the Israelite audience.

“River”—rhn naw-hawr'—1) Stream, river—1a) Stream, river, 1b) (Underground) streams. Strong—A stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, Prosperity:-- Flood, river.

“Went out of”—auy yaw-tsaw'—V. Qal participle masculine singular absolute—1) To go out, come out, exit, go forth.—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To go or come out or forth, depart, 1a2) To go forth (to a place), 1a3) To go forward, proceed to (to or toward something), 1a4) To come or go forth (with purpose or for result), 1a5) To come out of.

“Water”(See :6)—hqv shaw-kaw'—V. Hifil infinitive Construct—To give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water. 1a) (Hiphil)—1a1) To water, irrigate,1a2) To water, give drink to. Strong—To quaff, i.e. (causatively) To irrigate or furnish a potion to:-- Cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.

“Parted”—drp paw-rad'—V. Nifal imperfect third masculine singular—To separate, divide—1b) (Niphal)—1b1) To divide, separate, 1b2) To be divided, be separated.

“Became”(See :24)—hyh haw-yaw—V. Qal perfect third masculine singular consecutive—1) To be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out—1a) (Qal)—1a1) —1a1a) To happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass, 1a1b) To come about, come to pass—1a2) To come into being, become—1a2a) To arise, appear, come, 1a2b) To become—1a2b1) To become, 1a2b2) To become like, 1a2b3) To be instituted, be established. Strong—To exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, & not a mere copula or auxiliary).