This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields. This was because the Lord had not yet made it rain on the earth. And there was no person to care for the plants.
Genesis 3:23 - Easy To Read Version So the Lord God forced the man to leave the garden of Eden. Adam [22] was forced to go and work the ground he was made from. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields. This was because the Lord had not yet made it rain on the earth. And there was no person to care for the plants.
Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and made a man. [9] The Lord breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living thing.
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, [10] in a place named Eden. The Lord God put the man he made in that garden.
You will work hard for your food, until your face is covered with sweat. You will work hard until the day you die. And then you will become dust again. I used dust to make you. And when you die you will become dust again.”
The Lord God said, “Look, the man has become like us—he knows about good and evil. And now the man might take the fruit from the tree of life. If the man eats that fruit, he will live forever.”
The Lord God forced the man to leave the garden. Then he put Cherub angels [23] at the entrance to the garden to protect it. The Lord God also put a sword of fire there. This sword flashed around and around guarding the way to the tree of life.
In the past, {you planted, and your plants grew well. But now} you will plant, and the ground will not help your plants grow. You will not have a home on the earth. You will wander from place to place.”
After that, Eve gave birth to another baby. This baby was Cain’s brother, Abel. Abel became a shepherd. Cain became a farmer.