Genesis 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”
Genesis 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,”
Genesis 2:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; ”
Genesis 2:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,”
Genesis 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground. ”
Genesis 2:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lord God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there a man to till the ground,”
Genesis 2:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, because the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no human to work the ground.”
Genesis 2:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:5 in Context — Genesis 2
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
What Does Genesis 2:5 Mean?
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