when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no vegetation of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground,
Genesis 3:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 therefore the Lord God sent them forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which they were taken. Plus de 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. |
when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no vegetation of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground,
then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Then the Lord God said, “See, the humans have become like one of us, knowing good and evil, and now they might reach out their hands and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever”—
He drove out the humans, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.
But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.