Genesis 2:5

“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Genesis 2:5

And euery plant of the field, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Genesis chapter 2

Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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;
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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,
- World English Bible

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,
- Youngs Literal Bible

No shrub 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;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

stanjett's comment on 2020-10-15 18:56:01:

before Jesus people will be judged by the things they did (good or bad) here on earth.

Georgia's comment on 2020-10-10 09:06:12:

So Adam n Eve were never saved

Adam's comment on 2020-05-07 10:30:22:

Yes, but there was still irrigation. It says there was a mist from the earth that watered the ground in Genesis 2:6. It may have been like a biosphere / biodome and perhaps humid and fertile for plant life.

peter's comment on 2020-05-07 10:21:23:

Genesis 7:4

Genesis 7:12

Genesis 8:2

you seem to be and I would say that you are right on; but I don't know how long that was after Adam as I have never read the verses between Adam and that flood; and it probably does not list every generation and maybe only the relevant ones. very interesting

peter's comment on 2020-05-07 10:08:33:

a good question

John buzu's comment on 2015-01-19 01:06:33:

GOD himself does not like waste, if not so he would have allow rain to be falling even if there is nobody to till the ground.

Mike Vellinga's comment on 2012-11-04 19:30:08:

Did it not rain on the earth until the days of judgment Noah, at the flood?

Fred's comment on 2012-08-09 04:29:19:

It reveals how important God has made man in his program on the earth. It confirms that God never creats without a need. He created the heavens & the earth 4 his glory. God put man in the garden to dress it. A man that receives the appropriate wife provokes divine help. The earth was lifeless until man showed up. God & man an unbeatable combination.

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