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href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But a stream would rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but a mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But water would come out of the ground and water the entire surface of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But streams came up from the ground and watered the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead, underground water would come up from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but water would come up from beneath the surface and water the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, an underground stream would arise out of the earth and water the surface of the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but springs came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a mist goes up from the earth, and has watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a vapor shall go up from the earth and it watered all the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But a spring rose out the earth, watering all the surface of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but a stream was welling up out of the earth and watering all the surface of the ground—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but a stream would rise from the earth, and water the whole face of the ground—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But a powerful spring gushed out of the earth, and watered all the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a spring did rise up from the Earth and did give drink to all the face of the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=344" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/108.htm" title="108: wə·’êḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A mist. From the same as 'uwd; a fog.">But springs</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">welled up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: wə·hiš·qāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">and watered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">surface</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the ground.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27-28</a></span><br />For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, / which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-14</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.</p><p class="hdg">there went up a mist.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6</a></b></br> But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/mark/7-33.htm">Moistened</a> <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/7-38.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-8.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Moistened</a> <a href="/genesis/13-17.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/genesis/4-14.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Used</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But springs welled up from the earth</b><br>This phrase suggests a natural irrigation system that God established before the rain was common on the earth. The Hebrew word for "springs" can also be translated as "mist" or "streams," indicating a subterranean water source. This reflects the unique hydrological conditions of the pre-Flood world, where water came from beneath rather than above. This system of watering the earth is consistent with the description of the Garden of Eden as a lush and fertile place. The imagery of water rising from the earth can also be seen as a type of the Holy Spirit, who is often symbolized by water in Scripture (<a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a>).<p><b>and watered the whole surface of the ground</b><br>This indicates the comprehensive provision of God for His creation. The entire surface of the ground was nourished, ensuring that the vegetation could thrive. This pre-Fall environment was one of perfect provision and balance, reflecting God's original design for the earth. The concept of water covering the earth is echoed in the Flood narrative (<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>), where the "fountains of the great deep" burst forth. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the living water that Jesus offers, which nourishes and sustains spiritual life (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>). The idea of God providing water to sustain life is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, symbolizing His care and provision for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The Creator who orchestrates the events of creation, including the provision of water for the earth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The newly formed planet, which is being prepared to sustain life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/springs.htm">Springs</a></b><br>The natural sources of water that emerge from the earth, providing necessary hydration for the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/ground.htm">Ground</a></b><br>The surface of the earth that is being prepared to support plant life and, eventually, human life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God provides for His creation in ways that are both miraculous and natural. Just as He provided water for the earth, He provides for our needs today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_life.htm">Preparation for Life</a></b><br>The springs in <a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6</a> are part of God's preparation for sustaining life. In our lives, God often prepares us in unseen ways for future growth and fruitfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the earth depended on springs for water, we must depend on God for our spiritual nourishment and sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>The emergence of springs from the earth demonstrates God's control over creation. Recognizing His sovereignty can bring peace and trust in His plans for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_charles_hodge's_beliefs.htm">What are the fountains of the great deep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_it_rain_before_the_flood.htm">Was there rain before the biblical Flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_change_his_mind.htm">Numbers 23:19: How do we reconcile 'God is not a man...that he should repent' with passages elsewhere depicting God changing His mind (e.g., Genesis 6:6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_sense_the_holy_spirit.htm">How do I recognize the Holy Spirit's presence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">A mist.</span>--This mist, as we learn from <a href="/job/36-27.htm" title="For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof:">Job 36:27</a>, where the same word is translated <span class= "ital">vapour, </span>is the measure and material of the rain, and thus there was already preparation for the Divine method of watering the earth, and making it capable of producing food for man. But, as we gather from Genesis 1, vast periods of indefinite length intervened between the first rain and the creation of man; and in each of them numerous series of animals were introduced, adapted each to the geologic condition of its time. All this now is rapidly passed over, and three points only lightly touched: namely, first, the earth saturated with vapour, and unfit for man; secondly, the vapour condensing into rain, and the earth growing fit for man; thirdly, man.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.</span> The dry land having been separated from the waters, and the atmospheric ocean uplifted above them both, vaporous exhalations began to ascend to the aerial regions, and to return again in the shape of rain upon the ground. Jehovah thus <span class="accented">caused it to rain</span> upon the ground, and so prepared it for the vegetation which, in obedience to the Almighty fiat, sprung up at the close of the third day, although the writer does not mention its appearance, but leaves it to be inferred from the preceding section. That soon after its emergence from the waters the land should be "dry, sterile, and sandy" will not be thought remarkable if we remember the highly igneous condition of our planet at the time when the dry land was upheaved and the waters gathered into the subsiding valleys. Nothing would more naturally follow that event than the steaming up of vapors to float in the aerial sea. In fact, the rapidity with which evaporation would be carried on would very speedily leave the newly-formed land hard and dry, baked and caked into a crust, till the atmosphere, becoming overcharged with aqueous vapor, returned it in the shape of rain. To talk of insuperable difficulty and manifest dissonance where everything is clear, natural, and harmonious is to speak at random, and betrays an anxiety to create contradictions rather than to solve them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But springs</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_108.htm">Strong's 108: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">welled up</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and watered</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">surface</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:6 But a mist went up (Gen. 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