| “And every” | וְכֹ֣ל׀ | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every |
| “plant” | שִׂ֣יחַ | A shoot (as if uttered or put forth), i.e., (generally) shrubbery | plant |
| “of the field” | הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | A field (as flat) | field |
| “before” | טֶ֚רֶם | Properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before | before |
| “it was” | יִֽהְיֶ֣ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | it was |
| “in the earth,” | בָאָ֔רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “and every” | וְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every |
| “herb” | עֵ֥שֶׂב | Grass (or any tender shoot) | herb |
| “of the field” | הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | A field (as flat) | field |
| “before” | טֶ֣רֶם | Properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before | before |
| “it grew:” | יִצְמָ֑ח | To sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) | grew |
| “for” | כִּי֩ | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֤ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִים֙ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “had not” | לֹ֨א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “caused it to rain” | הִמְטִ֜יר | To rain | caused rain |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the earth,” | הָאָ֔רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “and not” | אַ֔יִן | A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | not |
| “there was” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “a man” | וְאָדָ֣ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | man |
| “to till” | לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד | To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc | till |
| “the ground.” | הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ | Soil (from its general redness) | ground |