| NETBible | Other 1 seeds fell on rocky ground 2 where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. 3 |
| NIV © |
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. |
| NASB © |
"Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. |
| NLT © |
Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plants sprang up quickly, |
| MSG © |
Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, |
| BBE © |
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep: |
| NRSV © |
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. |
| NKJV © |
"Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. |
| KJV | Some <1161> <243> fell <4098> (5627) upon <1909> stony places <4075>_, where <3699> they had <2192> (5707) not <3756> much <4183> earth <1093>_: and <2532> forthwith <2112> they sprung up <1816> (5656)_, because <1223> they had <2192> (5721) no <3361> deepness <899> of earth <1093>_: |
| NASB © |
<243> fell <4098> on the rocky <4075> places, where <3699> they did not have <2192> much <4183> soil <1093> ; and immediately <2112> they sprang <1816> up, because <1223> they had <2192> no <3361> depth <899> of soil <1093> . |
| NET [draft] ITL | Other <243> seeds fell <4098> on <1909> rocky ground <4075> where <3699> they did <2192> not <3756> have <2192> much <4183> soil <1093> . They sprang up <1816> quickly <2112> because <1223> the soil <1093> was <2192> not <3361> deep .<899> |
| GREEK | alla <243> A-NPN de <1161> CONJ epesen <4098> (5627) V-2AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP ta <3588> T-APN petrwdh <4075> A-APN opou <3699> ADV ouk <3756> PRT-N eicen <2192> (5707) V-IAI-3S ghn <1093> N-ASF pollhn <4183> A-ASF kai <2532> CONJ euyewv <2112> ADV exaneteilen <1816> (5656) V-AAI-3S dia <1223> PREP to <3588> T-ASN mh <3361> PRT-N ecein <2192> (5721) V-PAN bayov <899> N-ASN ghv <1093> N-GSF |
| NETBible | Other 1 seeds fell on rocky ground 2 where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated. 2 sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil. 3 tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.” |