Genesis 1:29
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
BSB
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ASV
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
KJV
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| הִנֵּה֩ | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| נָתַ֨תִּי | na.Ta.ti | I give | H5414 → |
| לָכֶ֜ם | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| עֵ֣שֶׂב׀ | 'E.sev | plant | H6212 → |
| זֹרֵ֣עַ | zo.Re.a' | [which] bears seed | H2232 → |
| זֶ֗רַע | Ze.ra' | seed | H2233 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [is] on | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֣י | pe.Nei | [the] surface of | H6440 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| הָעֵ֛ץ | ha.'Etz | <the> tree | H6086 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| בּ֥וֹ | bo | in <the> it | |
| פְרִי־ | fe.ri- | [is the] fruit of | H6529 → |
| עֵ֖ץ | 'etz | a tree | H6086 → |
| זֹרֵ֣עַ | zo.Re.a' | [which] bears seed | H2232 → |
| זָ֑רַע | Za.ra' | seed | H2233 → |
| לָכֶ֥ם | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| יִֽהְיֶ֖ה | yih.Yeh | <it> will be[long] | H1961 → |
| לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | le.'okh.Lah | to food | H402 → |
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