Matthew 13:5

New English Translation

⁵Other^[a] seeds fell on rocky ground^[b] where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.^[c]

Matthew 13:5 tn Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated.
Matthew 13:5 sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.
Matthew 13:5 tn Grk “because it did not have depth of earth.”

Matthew 13:5

New King James Version

⁵Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

⁵Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.

⁵Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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