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Genesis 1:20-31
New King James Version
Genesis 1:20-31
New King James Version
20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living [a]creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the [b]firmament of the heavens.” 21 So (A)God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, (B)“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, (C)“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; (D)let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over [c]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man (E)in His own image; in the image of God He created him; (F)male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, (G)“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and (H)subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [d]moves on the earth.”
29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; (I)to you it shall be for food. 30 Also, to (J)every beast of the earth, to every (K)bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is [e]life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. 31 Then (L)God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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- Genesis 1:20 souls
- Genesis 1:20 expanse
- Genesis 1:26 Syr. all the wild animals of
- Genesis 1:28 moves about on
- Genesis 1:30 a living soul
Genesis 1:20-31
New International Version
Genesis 1:20-31
New International Version
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(B) 21 So God created(C) the great creatures of the sea(D) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(E) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(F) And God saw that it was good.(G) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(H) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(I)—the fifth day.
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(J) according to their kinds:(K) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(L) 25 God made the wild animals(M) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(N) And God saw that it was good.(O)
26 Then God said, “Let us(P) make mankind(Q) in our image,(R) in our likeness,(S) so that they may rule(T) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,(U) over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created(V) mankind(W) in his own image,(X)
in the image of God(Y) he created them;
male and female(Z) he created them.(AA)
28 God blessed them and said to them,(AB) “Be fruitful and increase in number;(AC) fill the earth(AD) and subdue it. Rule over(AE) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(AF)”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(AG) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(AH) in it—I give every green plant for food.(AI)” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made,(AJ) and it was very good.(AK) And there was evening, and there was morning(AL)—the sixth day.
Footnotes
- Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth
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