Genesis 1:20
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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
In other translations
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430יִשְׁרְצוּyishretzulet them swarmH8317הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325שֶׁרֶץsheretzswarming thing[s]H8318נֶפֶשׁnefeshcreature[s]H5315חַיָּהchaiyahlivingH2416וְעוֹףve'ofand bird[s]H5775יְעוֹפֵףye'ofeflet it flyH5774עַל־'al-aboveH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440רְקִיעַrekia'[the] firmament ofH7549הַשָּׁמָיִם׃hashamayimthe heavensH8064
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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