And no plant 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;
Genesis 3:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. American Standard Version (1901) therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Common English Bible the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to farm the fertile land from which he was taken. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Lord God sent him away from the Paradise of enjoyment, in order to work the earth from which he was taken. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken. |
And no plant 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;
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.