Now no shrub of the field was in the land yet, and no green plants of the field had sprouted yet. For Adonai Elohim had not caused it to rain upon the land, and there was no one to work the ground.
Genesis 3:23 - Tree of Life Version Adonai Elohim sent him away from the Garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he had been taken. 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. |
Now no shrub of the field was in the land yet, and no green plants of the field had sprouted yet. For Adonai Elohim had not caused it to rain upon the land, and there was no one to work the ground.
Then Adonai Elohim formed the man out of the dust from the ground and He breathed into his nostrils a breath of life—so the man became a living being.
Then Adonai Elohim planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
By the sweat of your brow will you eat food, until you return to the ground, since from it were you taken. For you are dust, and to dust will you return.”
Then Adonai Elohim said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. So now, in case he stretches out his hand and takes also from the Tree of Life and eats and lives forever,”
And He expelled the man; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He had cheruvim dwell along, with the whirling sword of flame, to guard the way to the Tree of Life.
As often as you work the ground, it will not yield its crops to you again. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
Then she gave birth again, to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd of flocks while Cain became a worker of the ground.
A lover of money never has enough money, and a lover of wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is futile.