Genesis 2:14

2:14 The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. ¹  The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 15:18

15:18 That day the Lord made a covenant ²  with Abram: “To your descendants I give ³  this land, from the river of Egypt ⁴  to the great river, the Euphrates River –

Joshua 24:2-3

24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors ⁵  lived beyond the Euphrates River, ⁶  including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped ⁷  other gods, 24:3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates ⁸  and brought him into ⁹  the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

¹ tn Heb “Asshur” (so NEB, NIV).

² tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

³ tn The perfect verbal form is understood as instantaneous (“I here and now give”). Another option is to understand it as rhetorical, indicating certitude (“I have given” meaning it is as good as done, i.e., “I will surely give”).

⁴ sn The river of Egypt is a wadi (a seasonal stream) on the northeastern border of Egypt, not to the River Nile.

⁵ tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁶ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “served.”

⁸ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Or “through.”