Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 1:21-25

21Soאֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853sea creaturesהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416thingנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movesהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430, withwhichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325teemedשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317according to their kindsלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671birdע֤וֹףofH5775after its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327.And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896.

22Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325of the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let birdsוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

23And there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153,and there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242—the fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bring forthתּוֹצֵ֨אto.Tze'H3318livingחַיָּה֙chai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315according to their kindsלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327:livestockבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929,land crawlersוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431,and beastsוְחַֽיְתוֹ־ve.chay.tov-H2416of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776according to their kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327.”And it wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

25אֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִים֩'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the beastsחַיַּ֨תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to their kindsלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929according to their kindsלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,andוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that crawlsרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127according to its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327.And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896.

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