Kejadian 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.

Mazmur 72:8

72:8 May he rule ²  from sea to sea, ³ 

and from the Euphrates River ⁴  to the ends of the earth!

[2:14]  ¹ tn Heb “Asshur” (so NEB, NIV).

[72:8]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form is a (shortened) jussive form, indicating this is a prayer of blessing.

[72:8]  ³ sn From sea to sea. This may mean from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east. See Amos 8:12. The language of this and the following line also appears in Zech 9:10.

[72:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “the river,” a reference to the Euphrates.