Mark Chapter 4 verse 5 Holy Bible
And other fell on the rocky `ground', where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
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And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
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And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;
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And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
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Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
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and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...GreekOther [ seed ]ἄλλο (allo)Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.fellἔπεσεν (epesen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.onἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. rocky ground,πετρῶδες (petrōdes)Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 4075: Rocky, stony. From petra and eidos; rock-like, i.e. Rocky.whereὅπου (hopou)AdverbStrong's 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.it did not haveεἶχεν (eichen)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.muchπολλήν (pollēn)Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 4183: Much, many; often. soil.γῆν (gēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.It sprang upἐξανέτειλεν (exaneteilen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1816: To rise (spring) up out (of the ground). From ek and anatello; to start up out of the ground, i.e. Germinate.quickly,εὐθὺς (euthys)AdverbStrong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.becauseδιὰ (dia)PrepositionStrong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.the soilγῆς (gēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.was shallow.μὴ (mē)AdverbStrong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.Jump to PreviousDeep Depth Earth Falls Fell Finds Forth Ground Immediately Little Others Places Quickly Rocky Seed Shallow Shoots Soil Sprang Sprung Stones Stony Straight Straightway
