Mat 13:5 | NETfull | STEP | Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

Matthew 13:5

5 Other ^{▼▼ Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated.} seeds fell on rocky ground ^{▼▼ The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.} where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. ^{▼▼ Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”}