Genesis 1:30 “And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every cr…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe, euery greene herbe shall be for meate. and it was so.

Darby Translation

and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.

Young's Literal Translation

and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which [is] breath of life, every green herb [is] for food:' and it is so.

Bible in Basic English

And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.

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Cross references

“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”

Psalm 104:14 Psalm 147:9 Job 38:39–41 Job 40:15 Job 40:20 Genesis 9:3

Psalm 104:14 · BSB

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Psalm 147:9 · BSB

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

Job 38:39–41 · BSB

Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

Job 40:15 · BSB

Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.

Job 40:20 · BSB

The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

Genesis 9:3 · BSB

Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

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

In context

29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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