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Berean Standard Bible

“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

Matthew 13:5

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In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes seed scattered on different kinds of ground. Farmers in Galilee knew well the thin soil that lay over limestone shelves.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

World English Bible (WEB)

Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

King James Version (KJV)

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

American Standard Version (ASV)

and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y parte cayó en pedregales, donde no tenía mucha tierra; y nació luego, porque no tenía profundidad de tierra:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Otras cayeron sobre terreno pedregoso, donde la tierra no era muy profunda. Las plantas nacieron pronto, pero a flor de tierra,

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