Genesis 2:5

ASV Bible

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah 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 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 2:5 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 2:5 in DRB →

And every plant of the field before it spring up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 2:5 in DBT →

and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 2:5 in ERV →

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 2:5 in WBT →

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 on the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 2:5 in WEB →

No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 2:5 in YLT →

and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 2:5 in AKJV →

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 2:5 in WNT →

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Genesis 2:5 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 2:5 in KJV →

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 2:5 in DRB →

And every plant of the field before it spring up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 2:5 in DBT →

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 2:5 in ERV →

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 2:5 in WBT →

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 2:5 in WEB →

No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 2:5 in YLT →

and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 2:5 in AKJV →

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 2:5 in WNT →

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Read Genesis 2:5 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →