Genesis 1:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֱלֹהִ֔ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ	yish.re.Tzu	let them swarm	H8317 →
הַמַּ֔יִם	ha.Ma.yim	the waters	H4325 →
שֶׁ֖רֶץ	She.retz	swarming thing[s]	H8318 →
נֶ֣פֶשׁ	Ne.fesh	creature[s]	H5315 →
חַיָּ֑ה	chai.Yah	living	H2416 →
וְעוֹף֙	ve.'Of	and bird[s]	H5775 →
יְעוֹפֵ֣ף	ye.'o.Fef	let it fly	H5774 →
עַל־	'al-	above	H5921 →
הָאָ֔רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֖י	pe.Nei	[the] surface of	H6440 →
רְקִ֥יעַ	re.Ki.a'	[the] firmament of	H7549 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant…
leads to
- Psalms 104:14
  He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
- Psalms 145:15–16
  The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- Psalms 147:9
  He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Job 38:39–41
  Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
- Job 40:15
  Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Through
Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each…
leads to
- Psalms 8:4–8
  what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Genesis 1:28
  God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature…
- Genesis 1:20–26
  And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 104:24–25How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.1 Kings 4:33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.Psalms 148:10wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,Genesis 1:6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.Genesis 1:7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.Genesis 1:22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”Genesis 8:17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.Psalms 69:34Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.Ecclesiastes 2:21When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

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