Verse 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 no man to till the ground.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det fantes ingen busk på jorden, og ingen plante hadde spiret frem, for Herren Gud hadde ennå ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det var ingen mennesker til å dyrke den.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hver plante på marken ble ikke funnet på jorden ennå, og hvert urt på marken hadde ennå ikke vokst, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det var ingen mennesker til å dyrke jorden.

• Norsk King James

  og hver plante på marken før den var i jorden; for HERREN Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det var ingen mann til å dyrke den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  før det fantes små trær på marken, da de ennå ikke var på jorden, og alle slags urter på marken, fordi Herren Gud ikke hadde latt det regne på jorden, og det var ikke noe menneske som dyrket jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ingen busk på marken var ennå på jorden, og ingen plante på marken hadde ennå spiret frem, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det var ikke noe menneske til å dyrke jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og hver plantespire på marken var ennå ikke på jorden, og hver urt på marken hadde ennå ikke vokst opp. For Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det fantes ingen mennesker til å dyrke jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og alt gresset på marken fantes ennå ikke på jorden, og alle markens urter hadde ikke vokst; for HERRENS Gud hadde ennå ikke lattice det regne over jorden, og det fantes ingen mann til å dyrke den.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og hver plantespire på marken var ennå ikke på jorden, og hver urt på marken hadde ennå ikke vokst opp. For Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det fantes ingen mennesker til å dyrke jorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det fantes enda ingen av markens busker på jorden, og ingen av markens planter var enda grodd opp, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det fantes ingen menneske til å dyrke jorden.

• 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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det var enda ingen busk på marken og ingen urt var begynt å spire fram på jorden, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne over jorden, og det fantes ingen menneske til å dyrke marken.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og (gjorde) allehaande smaae Træer paa Marken, da de endnu ikke vare paa Jorden, og allehaande Urter paa Marken, da de endnu ikke vare oprundne; thi Gud Herren havde ikke ladet regne paa Jorden, og der var intet Menneske, som dyrkede Jorden.

• 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  og hver plante på marken før den var i jorden, og hvert urt på marken før den vokste opp, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det fantes ingen menneske til å dyrke jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ingen planter på marken var enda på jorden, og ingen urter på marken hadde enda grodd frem; for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden. Det fantes ingen mann til å dyrke jorden,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det var ingen busk på marken ennå, og ingen urt hadde sprunget ut, for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det var ingen til å dyrke marken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ingen busk på marken var ennå på jorden, og ingen plante på marken hadde ennå spiret frem; for Herren Gud hadde ikke latt det regne på jorden, og det fantes ingen menneske til å dyrke jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den dagen da Herren Gud laget jord og himmel var det ingen markvekster på jorden, og ingen gress hadde spiret opp, for Herren Gud hadde ikke sendt regn på jorden og det var ingen mennesker til å arbeide på den.

• 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;

• 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.