Genesis 1:11

Genesis 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

Context of Genesis 1:11

9God said, ‘The water that is under the sky will come together in one place. Then dry ground will appear.’ And what God said happened. 10God called the dry ground ‘land’. He called the water that had come together ‘sea’. God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good. Then God said, ‘The land will cause plants to grow. There will be plants with their seeds and trees with their fruits. Each kind of plant and tree will have its own seeds and fruits.’ And what God said happened. 12All kinds of plants and trees began to grow in the ground. The plants made seeds. The trees made fruits with seeds in them. Each plant made its own kind of seeds. God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good. 13Evening passed and then it was morning. That was the third day.

Genesis 1:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֔שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• bring forthדָּשָׁאdâshâ' · to sproutH1876
• grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• the herbעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• yieldingזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• yieldingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• after his kindמִיןmîyn · kindH4327
• whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834

Cross-references for Genesis 1:11

• Genesis 2:5there were no plants or grasses growing on the earth. That was because the Lord God had not sent any rain on the earth. Also, there was nobody to dig the soil so that plants would grow.
• Job 28:5We grow our food on the earth above. But deep under the ground, people use fire to break the rocks.
• Psalms 104:14You give grass for farm animals to eat. You give crops for people to plant. In that way, people get food from the ground.
• Psalms 147:8He fills the sky with clouds. He sends rain to make the earth wet. He causes grass to grow on the hills.
• Matthew 6:30It is God that gives beautiful clothes even to the grass. One day the grass is growing in the field, but the next day people will cut it and burn it. God will certainly take care of you, much more than he takes care of the grass. You should trust him more than you do!
• Hebrews 6:7Think about a field where rain has fallen many times. That ground helps the plants in it to grow well. As a result, the farmer receives good things. It shows that God has blessed that ground.
• Genesis 1:29Then God said, ‘Listen! I now give to you every plant on the earth as your food. I give you every plant that has seeds in it. I give you every tree that has fruit with a seed in it. I give them to you for your food.
• Genesis 2:9The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground there. The trees were beautiful to look at. The fruit from the trees was good for people to eat. In the middle of the garden were two special trees. One was the tree that gives life. The other was the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is evil.
• Psalms 1:3He will become like a tree that grows beside streams of water. It gives its fruit at the right season. Its leaves do not fall off. Everything that person does will have a good result.
• Jeremiah 17:8They will be like trees that grow beside a river. Their roots reach into the water. When the sun is hot, they are not afraid. Their leaves continue to be green. They give fruit each year, even when there is no rain.
• Matthew 3:10You are like trees that have bad fruit. God has an axe ready to use. He will cut down every tree that does not make good fruit. He will throw those trees into the fire.
• Matthew 7:16You will know these people by the way that they live. The things that they do are like their fruit. Grapes do not grow on thorn bushes. Figs do not grow on weeds.
• Mark 4:28The soil causes the plants to grow. The leaves of the plant grow first. Then the flowers appear. Then the plant makes new seeds.
• Luke 6:43Jesus said, ‘Good trees only make good fruit. Bad trees only make bad fruit.
• James 3:12A fig tree cannot give olives, my friends. A vine for grapes cannot give figs. And a salty spring cannot give sweet water.

Commentaries on Genesis 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let the earth bring forth grass - herb - fruit-tree, etc. - In these general expressions all kinds of vegetable productions are included. Fruit-tree is not to be understood here in the restricted sense in which the term is used among us; it signifies all trees, not only those which bear fruit, which may be applied to the use of men and cattle, but also those which had the power of propagating themselves by seeds, etc. Now as God delights to manifest…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 - V. The Third Day 9. קוה qāvâh “turn, bind, gather, expect.” יבשׁה yabāshâh “the dry, the ground.” יבשׁ yabēsh “be dry.” בושׁ bôsh “be abashed.” 11. דשׁא deshe' “green thing, grass.” עשׂב ‛ēśāb “herb.” זרע zēra‛ “seed.” זרע zāra‛ “sow,” sero. פרי perı̂y “fruit.” ברה pārâh “bear”; ́ pherō work of creation on this day is evidently twofold, - the distribution of land and water, and the creation of plants. The former part of it is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used. The earth, at his command, brings forth grass, herbs, and fruits. God must have the glory of all the benefit we receive from the produce of the earth. If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-13In the first three days, God shaped the formless world into a place where people and animals could live.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. let the earth bring forth--The bare soil was clothed with verdure, and it is noticeable that the trees, plants, and grasses--the three great divisions of the vegetable kingdom here mentioned--were not called into existence in the same way as the light and the air; they were made to grow, and they grew as they do still out of the ground--not, however, by the slow process of vegetation, but through the divine power, without rain, dew, or any process of…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 1:11

• Fruits
• God
• Grass
• Propagation
• Seed
• Vegetation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Appear
• Beginning
• Call
• Create
• Darkness
• Divide
• Earth
• Embalm

Commentaries on Genesis 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings