Genesis 2:5

Genesis 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;

Context of Genesis 2:5

3Then God blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on that day he stopped all his work of creation. 4This is the account of heaven and earth when they were created, at the time when the Lord God made earth and heaven. Wild bushes and plants were not on the earth yet because the Lord God hadn’t sent rain on the earth. Also, there was no one to farm the land. 6Instead, underground water would come up from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground. 7Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the earth and blew the breath of life into his nostrils. The man became a living being.

Genesis 2:5 word by word

וְכֹ֣ל׀ שִׂ֣יחַ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה טֶ֚רֶם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ וְכָל־עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה טֶ֣רֶם יִצְמָ֑ח כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֣ם אַ֔יִן לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every plantשִׂיחַώîyach · bushH7880
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• it was in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and every herbעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• it grewצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• caused it to rainמָטַרmâţar · to rainH4305
• notאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• to tillעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Cross-references for Genesis 2:5

• Genesis 1:12The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type. God saw that they were good.
• Psalms 104:14You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.
• Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
• Job 38:26to bring rain on a land where no one lives, on a desert where there are no humans,
• Psalms 65:9You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
• Psalms 135:7He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, who makes lightning for the thunderstorms, and who brings wind out of his storerooms.
• Jeremiah 14:22The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.
• Matthew 5:45In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.
• Hebrews 6:7God blesses the earth. So rain often falls on it, and it produces useful crops for farmers.
• Genesis 3:23So the Lord God sent the man out of the Garden of Eden to farm the ground from which the man had been formed.
• Genesis 4:2Then she gave birth to another child, Abel, Cain’s brother. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was a farmer.

Commentaries on Genesis 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every plant of the field before it was in the earth - It appears that God created every thing, not only perfect as it respects its nature, but also in a state of maturity, so that every vegetable production appeared at once in full growth; and this was necessary that man, when he came into being, might find every thing ready for his use.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. 5Work does not result from sin. It was part of creation's original design. It has a close link to human identity and purpose (1:28; 2:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. rain, mist--(See on Ge 1:11).Read the comment

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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