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Genesis 2:5
New International Version
Genesis 2:5
New International Version
5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth[a] and no plant had yet sprung up,(A) for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth(B) and there was no one to work the ground,
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- Genesis 2:5 Or land; also in verse 6
Genesis 2:5
King James Version
Genesis 2:5
King James Version
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.
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Genesis 2:5
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 2:5
New American Standard Bible
5 (A)Now no shrub of the field was yet on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, (B)for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to [a]cultivate the ground.
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- Genesis 2:5 Lit work, serve
Genesis 2:5
English Standard Version
Genesis 2:5
English Standard Version
5 When no (A)bush of the field[a] was yet in the land[b] and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man (B)to work the ground,
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- Genesis 2:5 Or open country
- Genesis 2:5 Or earth; also verse 6
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