Genesis 2:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 no man to till the ground.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    No bush of the field had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to work the ground.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And no plant{H7880} of the field{H7704} was yet{H2962} in the earth,{H776} and no herb{H6212} of the field{H7704} had yet{H2962} sprung up;{H6779} for{H3588} Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} had not{H3808} caused it to rain{H4305} upon the earth:{H776} and there was not{H369} a man{H120} to till{H5647} the ground;{H127}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And every plant{H7880} of the field{H7704} before{H2962} it was in the earth{H776}, and every herb{H6212} of the field{H7704} before{H2962} it grew{H6779}{(H8799)}: for{H3588} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} had not{H3808} caused it to rain{H4305}{(H8689)} upon the earth{H776}, and there was not{H369} a man{H120} to till{H5647}{(H8800)} the ground{H127}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and all the shrubbes of the felde be fore they were in the erthe. And all the herbes of the felde before they sprange: for the LORde God had yet sent no rayne vpon the erth nether was there yet any man to tylle the erth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    before there was eny twygg vpon earth, and or euer there grew eny grene herbe vpon the felde. For the LORDE God had yet sent no rayne vpon ye earth, nether was there eny man to tylle the earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lorde God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there a man to till the ground,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And euery plant of the fielde before it was in the earth, and euery hearbe of the fielde before it grewe. For the Lord God had not yet caused it to rayne vppon the earth, neither was there a man to tyll the grounde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • 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;

  • 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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.

  • 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,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:11-12 : 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
  • Gen 3:23 : 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.
  • Heb 6:7 : 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God:
  • Gen 4:12 : 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer you shall be on the earth.
  • Ps 104:14 : 14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
  • Ps 135:7 : 7 He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain; he brings the wind out of his treasuries.
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
  • Job 5:10 : 10 Who gives rain upon the earth, and sends waters upon the fields:
  • Job 38:26-28 : 26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no one is, on the wilderness, where there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the sprout of tender grass to spring forth? 28 Does the rain have a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water; You prepare them grain, for so You have provided for it. 10 You water its ridges abundantly; You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers; You bless its growth. 11 You crown the year with Your goodness; and Your paths drip with abundance.
  • Gen 4:2 : 2 And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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