Genesis 1:20 “And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let bird…”

Genesis 1:20

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

American Standard Version

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

Afterward God said, Let the waters bring foorth in abundance euery creeping thing that hath life: and let the foule flie vpon the earth in the open firmament of the heauen.

Darby Translation

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation

And God saith, 'Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.'

Bible in Basic English

And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.

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Cross references

“Let the waters”

Genesis 2:19 Psalm 148:10 Genesis 1:22 Genesis 8:17 Acts 17:25 Psalm 104:24

Genesis 2:19 · BSB

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 one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was…

Psalm 148:10 · BSB

wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,

Genesis 1:22 · BSB

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 8:17 · BSB

Bring 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 17:25 · BSB

Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

Psalm 104:24 · BSB

How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

“moving”

1 Kings 4:33

1 Kings 4:33 · BSB

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

“life”

Genesis 1:30 Ecclesiastes 2:21

Genesis 1:30 · BSB

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.

Ecclesiastes 2:21 · BSB

When 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.

“open firmament”

Genesis 1:7 Genesis 1:14

Genesis 1:7 · BSB

So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

Genesis 1:14 · BSB

And 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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