Genesis 2:5 — Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for… — NIV | maBible

Read Genesis 2:5 (New International Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 2.5, Genesis 2v5, Gen. 2:5. Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

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

5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one 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

Or land; also in verse 6

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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