Genesis 2:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.”

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BSBPD

“But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 2:6 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 135:7He 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.

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