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Genesis 2:4-6
Good News Translation
Genesis 2:4-6
Good News Translation
4 And that is how the universe was created.
The Garden of Eden
When the Lord[a] God made the universe, 5 there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land; 6 but water would come up from beneath the surface and water the ground.
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- Genesis 2:4 Where the Hebrew text has Yahweh, traditionally transliterated as Jehovah, this translation employs Lord with capital letters, following a usage which is widespread in English versions.
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