Genesis 1:21
So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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ASV
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
KJV
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּבְרָ֣א | vai.yiv.Ra' | and he created | H1254 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם | ha.ta.ni.Nim | the sea monsters | H8577 → |
| הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים | ha.ge.do.Lim | <the> great | H1419 → |
| וְאֵ֣ת | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | creature | H5315 → |
| הַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ | ha.chai.Yah | <the> living | H2416 → |
| הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת | ha.ro.Me.set | which creeps | H7430 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| שָׁרְצ֨וּ | sha.re.Tzu | they swarmed | H8317 → |
| הַמַּ֜יִם | ha.Ma.yim | the waters | H4325 → |
| לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם | le.mi.ne.Hem | to kind their | H4327 → |
| וְאֵ֨ת | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| ע֤וֹף | of | bird of | H5775 → |
| כָּנָף֙ | ka.Naf | wing | H3671 → |
| לְמִינֵ֔הוּ | le.mi.Ne.hu | to kind its | H4327 → |
| וַיַּ֥רְא | vai.Yar' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| טֽוֹב׃ | Tov | [it was] good | H2895 → |
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