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 for food.” And it was so.
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ASV
and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.
KJV
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּֽלְכָל־ | u.le.khol- | and to every | H3605 → |
| חַיַּ֣ת | chai.Yat | <the> animal of | H2416 → |
| הָ֠אָרֶץ | Ha.'a.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וּלְכָל־ | u.le.khol- | and to every | H3605 → |
| ע֨וֹף | of | <the> bird of | H5775 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וּלְכֹ֣ל׀ | u.le.Khol | and to every | H3605 → |
| רוֹמֵ֣שׂ | ro.Mes | creeping [thing] | H7430 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֗רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| בּוֹ֙ | bo | [is] in <the> it | |
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | life | H5315 → |
| חַיָּ֔ה | chai.Yah | living | H2416 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| יֶ֥רֶק | Ye.rek | greenery of | H3418 → |
| עֵ֖שֶׂב | 'E.sev | plant[s] | H6212 → |
| לְאָכְלָ֑ה | le.'okh.Lah | to food | H402 → |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and it was | H1961 → |
| כֵֽן׃ | Khen | so | H3651 → |
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