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Read Genesis 2:5 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 2.5, Genesis 2v5, Gen. 2:5. When no bush of the field was yet in the land 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 wa…

Other reference formats: Genesis 2.5, Genesis 2v5, Gen. 2:5.

5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land 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 to work the ground,

Passage themes

Plants from the ground — every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew
God gives the rain — the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth
Working the ground — there was not a man to till the ground

Notes and references

2:5 [ch. 1:11, 12]
Or open country
Or earth; also verse 6
2:5 ch. 3:23

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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