And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
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Gill's Exposition
And every plant of the field, before it was in the earth,.... That is, God made it, even he who made the heavens and the earth; for these words depend upon the preceding, and are in close connection…
Adam Clarke
Every plant of the field before it was in the earth - It appears that God created every thing, not only perfect as it respects its nature, but also in a state of maturity, so that every vegetable…
In these verses, I. Here is a name given to the Creator which we have not yet met with, and that is Jehovah - the LORD, in capital letters, which are constantly used in our English translation to…
Cambridge Bible
And no plant, &c. If, as is possible, Gen 2:5-6 are a parenthesis then Gen 2:2 carries on the sentence of Gen 2:2 b. The whole sentence would then run, "At the time when Jehovah Elohim made earth and…
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