Genesis 2:6

Genesis 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
• New International Version (NIV)but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground—
• New King James Version (NKJV)but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

Context of Genesis 2:6

4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them. 5Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. 8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Genesis 2:6 word by word

וְאֵ֖ד יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• But springsאֵד'êd · mistH108
• welled upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and wateredשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• surfaceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Commentaries on Genesis 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6There went up a mist - This passage appears to have greatly embarrassed many commentators. The plain meaning seems to be this, that the aqueous vapours, ascending from the earth, and becoming condensed in the colder regions of the atmosphere, fell back upon the earth in the form of dews, and by this means an equal portion of moisture was distributed to the roots of plants, etc. As Moses had said, Genesis 2:5, that the Lord had not caused it to rain upon…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 - Part II. The development - Section II - The Man - X. The Field 4. תולדות tôledôt “generations, products, developments.” That which comes from any source, as the child from the parent, the record of which is history. יהוה yehovâh This word occurs about six thousand times in Scripture. It is obvious from its use that it is, so to speak, the proper name of God. It never has the article. It is never changed for construction with another noun…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Here is a name given to the Creator, "Jehovah." Where the word "LORD" is printed in capital letters in our English Bibles, in the original it is "Jehovah." Jehovah is that name of God, which denotes that he alone has his being of himself, and that he gives being to all creatures and things. Further notice is taken of plants and herbs, because they were made and appointed to be food for man. The earth did not bring forth its fruits of itself…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6springs: The word refers to underground water that rises up to the surface of the ground.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. rain, mist--(See on Ge 1:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 2:6

• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Mist

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Commentaries on Genesis 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings