Genesis 2:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְכֹ֣ל׀h3605
1And every plantשִׂ֣יחַh7880
8of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הh7704
9beforeטֶ֣רֶםh2962
4יִֽהְיֶ֣הh1961
17it was in the earthהָאָ֔רֶץh776
6וְכָלh3605
7and every herbעֵ֥שֶׂבh6212
8of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הh7704
9beforeטֶ֣רֶםh2962
10it grewיִצְמָ֑חh6779
11forכִּי֩h3588
12had notלֹ֨אh3808
13caused it to rainהִמְטִ֜ירh4305
14the LORDיְהוָ֤הh3068
15Godאֱלֹהִים֙h430
16עַלh5921
17it was in the earthהָאָ֔רֶץh776
18a manוְאָדָ֣םh120
19and there was notאַ֔יִןh369
20to tillלַֽעֲבֹ֖דh5647
21אֶתh853
22the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃h127

Other Translations

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

Webster's Bible (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)

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)

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,