Genesis 2:5

Genesis 2:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth2:5 Or land; also in verse 6 and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5Now no shrub of the field was yet on 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 2:5 Lit work, servecultivate the ground.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

5Now 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.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to 2:5 Lit work.cultivate the ground,

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5Now 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5At that time, bushes had not yet appeared on the earth. Plants had not started to grow. The Lord God had not sent rain on the earth. And there was no one to farm the land.

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