Genesis 1:30

Genesis 1:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, 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.

Context of Genesis 1:30

28God blessed them. He said to them, ‘Give birth to children. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish in the sea. Rule over the birds in the sky. Rule over every different kind of living animal that moves along the ground.’ 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. I give to the animals green plants for their food. It will be food for all the animals on the earth, all the birds in the sky and all the animals that move along the ground. Everything that has life may eat every kind of green plant.’ And what God said happened. 31God looked at everything that he had made. He saw that it was very good. Evening passed. And then it was morning. That was the sixth day.

Genesis 1:30 word by word

וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּ֣ת הָ֠אָרֶץ וּלְכָל־ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּלְכֹ֣ל׀ רוֹמֵ֣שׂ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה אֶת־כָּל־יֶ֥רֶק עֵ֖שֶׂב לְאָכְלָ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to every beastחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and to every fowlעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the airשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and to every thing that creepethרָמַשׂrâmaώ · to creepH7430
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• lifeחַיchay · aliveH2416
• every greenיֶ֫רֶקyereq · greenH3418
• herbעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• for meatאׇכְלָה'ôklâh · foodH402

Cross-references for Genesis 1:30

• Genesis 9:3You may now eat anything that lives and moves. Before, I gave you the green plants to eat. Now I give you everything to eat as your food.
• Job 38:39When the lions become hungry, can you find food for the young lions to eat?
• Job 39:4The young animals grow and they become strong in the fields. Then they leave their parents and they do not return to them.
• Job 40:15Listen! I created the monsters called Behemoth. I made you and I made them too. They eat grass, as cows do.
• 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 145:15People look to you for help. You give them food when they need it.
• Psalms 147:9He gives food for the animals to eat. He feeds the young ravens when they cry.

Commentaries on Genesis 1:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 - VIII. The Sixth Day 24. בהמה behēmâh “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.” רמשׂ remeś “creeping (small or low) animals.” חוּה chayâh “living thing; animal.” חוּת־חארץ chayatô -chā'ārets “wild beast.” 26. אדם 'ādām “man, mankind;” “be red.” A collective noun, having no plural number, and therefore denoting either an individual of the kind, or the kind or race itself. It is connected in etymology with אדמה 'ădāmâh “the red soil,” from which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-30Verses 29-30 Herbs and fruits must be man's food, including corn, and all the products of the earth. Let God's people cast their care upon him, and not be troubled about what they shall eat, and what they shall drink. He that feeds his birds will not starve his babes.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30These verses emphasize how God provides for humans, animals, and birds all over the earth. He gives every seed-bearing plant and every tree whose fruit contains seed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124. beasts of the earth--(2) wild animals, whose ravenous natures were then kept in check, and (3) all the various forms of creeping things--from the huge reptiles to the insignificant caterpillars.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 1:30

• Adam
• Animals
• Birds
• Blessing
• Food
• Herbs
• Vegetation

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Appear
• Beginning
• Call
• Create
• Darkness
• Divide
• Earth
• Embalm
• Evening

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