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Berean Standard Bible

“Now 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.”

Genesis 2:5

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Genesis 2 retells creation from a more intimate angle, focusing on the human being and the garden. The verse describes the world before cultivated plants existed, when the earth was still waiting for its final preparations.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now 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.

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,

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y toda planta del campo antes que fuese en la tierra, y toda hierba del campo antes que naciese: porque aun no había Jehová Dios hecho llover sobre la tierra, ni había hombre para que labrase la tierra;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

todavía no había ninguna clase de vegetación en la tierra, porque Dios el Señor aún no había hecho llover. Además, no había quien trabajara la tierra, porque todavía Dios no había hecho al hombre.

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