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Genesis 2

Gn. 2:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And every plant
siyach (Hebrew #7880)
a shoot (as if uttered or put forth), i.e. (generally) shrubbery
KJV usage: bush, plant, shrub.
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: from 7878
of the field
sadeh (Hebrew #7704)
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat)
KJV usage: country, field, ground, land, soil, X wild.
Pronounce: saw-deh'
Origin: or saday {saw-dah'-ee}
before
terem (Hebrew #2962)
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
KJV usage: before, ere, not yet.
Pronounce: teh'-rem
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend
it was in the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and every herb
`eseb (Hebrew #6212)
grass (or any tender shoot)
KJV usage: grass, herb.
Pronounce: eh'seb
Origin: from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green)
of the field
sadeh (Hebrew #7704)
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat)
KJV usage: country, field, ground, land, soil, X wild.
Pronounce: saw-deh'
Origin: or saday {saw-dah'-ee}
before
terem (Hebrew #2962)
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
KJV usage: before, ere, not yet.
Pronounce: teh'-rem
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend
it grew
tsamach (Hebrew #6779)
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
Pronounce: tsaw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
: for
kiy (Hebrew #3588)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
KJV usage: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Pronounce: kee
Origin: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
had not
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
caused it to rain
matar (Hebrew #4305)
to rain
KJV usage: (cause to) rain (upon).
Pronounce: maw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and there was not
'ayin (Hebrew #369)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
KJV usage: else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare 370.
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist
a man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
to till
`abad (Hebrew #5647)
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV usage: X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
the ground
'adamah (Hebrew #127)
soil (from its general redness)
KJV usage: country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Pronounce: ad-aw-maw'
Origin: from 119
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Cross References

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Gn. 1:12• 12Y produjo la tierra hierba verde, hierba que da simiente según su naturaleza, y árbol que da fruto, cuya simiente está en él, según su género: y vió Dios que era bueno. (Gn. 1:12)
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Sal. 104:14• 14El que hace producir el heno para las bestias, Y la hierba para el servicio del hombre; Sacando el pan de la tierra. (Sal. 104:14)
had not.
Job 5:10• 10Que da la lluvia sobre la haz de la tierra, Y envía las aguas por los campos: (Job 5:10)
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Job 38:26‑28• 26Haciendo llover sobre la tierra deshabitada, Sobre el desierto, donde no hay hombre,
 27Para hartar la tierra desierta é inculta, Y para hacer brotar la tierna hierba?
 28¿Tiene la lluvia padre? ¿O quién engendró las gotas del rocío? (Job 38:26‑28)
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Sal. 65:9‑11• 9Visitas la tierra, y la riegas: En gran manera la enriqueces Con el río de Dios, lleno de aguas: Preparas el grano de ellos, cuando así la dispones.
 10Haces se empapen sus surcos, Haces descender sus canales: Ablándasla con lluvias, Bendices sus renuevos.
 11Tú coronas el año de tus bienes; Y tus nubes destilan grosura. (Sal. 65:9‑11)
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Sal. 135:7• 7El hace subir las nubes del cabo de la tierra; El hizo los relámpagos para la lluvia; El saca los vientos de sus tesoros. (Sal. 135:7)
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Jer. 14:22• 22¿Hay entre las vanidades de las gentes quien haga llover? ¿y darán los cielos lluvias? ¿No eres tú, Jehová, nuestro Dios? en ti pues esperamos; pues tú hiciste todas estas cosas. (Jer. 14:22)
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Mt. 5:45• 45Para que seáis hijos de vuestro Padre que está en los cielos: que hace que su sol salga sobre malos y buenos, y llueve sobre justos é injustos. (Mt. 5:45)
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He. 6:7• 7Porque la tierra que embebe el agua que muchas veces vino sobre ella, y produce hierba provechosa á aquellos de los cuales es labrada, recibe bendición de Dios: (He. 6:7)
to till.
Gn. 3:23• 23Y sacólo Jehová del huerto de Edén, para que labrase la tierra de que fué tomado. (Gn. 3:23)
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Gn. 4:2,12• 2Y después parió á su hermano Abel. Y fué Abel pastor de ovejas, y Caín fué labrador de la tierra.
 12Cuando labrares la tierra, no te volverá á dar su fuerza: errante y extranjero serás en la tierra. (Gn. 4:2,12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grewi; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "no shrub ... was yet in the earth and no herb ... had yet grown."