Genesis 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But a mistוְאֵ֖ד
(ve·'ed)
108: a mistfrom the same as ud
used to riseיַֽעֲלֶ֣ה
(ya·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖ה
(ve·hish·kah)
8248: cause to drink water, give to drinka prim. root
the wholeכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
surfaceפְּנֵֽי־
(pe·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the ground.הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃
(ha·'a·da·mah.)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam


















KJV Lexicon
But there went up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
a mist
'ed  (ade)
a fog -- mist, vapor.
from
min  (min)
above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, neither, nor, (out) of, over, since, then, through, whether, with.
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and watered
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
the whole face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.

King James Bible
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But water would come out of the ground and water the entire surface of the land.

International Standard Version
Instead, an underground stream would arise out of the earth and water the surface of the ground.

NET Bible
Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Instead, underground water would come up from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
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