Genesis 1:24
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
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ASV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.
KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| תּוֹצֵ֨א | to.Tze' | let it produce | H3318 → |
| הָאָ֜רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| נֶ֤פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | creature[s] | H5315 → |
| חַיָּה֙ | chai.Yah | living | H2416 → |
| לְמִינָ֔הּ | le.mi.Nah | to kind its | H4327 → |
| בְּהֵמָ֥ה | be.he.Mah | livestock | H929 → |
| וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ | va.Re.mes | and creeping thing[s] | H7431 → |
| וְחַֽיְתוֹ־ | ve.chay.tov- | and animal[s] of | H2416 → |
| אֶ֖רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] earth | H776 → |
| לְמִינָ֑הּ | le.mi.Nah | to kind its | H4327 → |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and it was | H1961 → |
| כֵֽן׃ | Khen | so | H3651 → |
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