God’s Word Translation
Genesis 1:11
11Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type.” And so it was.
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
9Then God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.” And so it was. 10God named the dry land earth. The water which came together he named sea. God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type.” And so it was. 12The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type. God saw that they were good. 13There was evening, then morning—a third day.
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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 2:5Wild bushes and plants were not on the earth yet because the Lord God hadn’t sent rain on the earth. Also, there was no one to farm the land.
- Job 28:5“Above the ground food grows, but beneath it the food decays as if ⌞it were burned⌟ by fire.
- Psalms 104:14You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.
- Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.
- Matthew 6:30That’s the way God clothes the grass in the field. Today it’s alive, and tomorrow it’s thrown into an incinerator. So how much more will he clothe you people who have so little faith?
- Hebrews 6:7God blesses the earth. So rain often falls on it, and it produces useful crops for farmers.
- Genesis 1:29God said, “I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food.
- Genesis 2:9The Lord God made all the trees grow out of the ground. These trees were nice to look at, and their fruit was good to eat. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew in the middle of the garden.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
- Jeremiah 17:8He will be like a tree that is planted by water. It will send its roots down to a stream. It will not be afraid in the heat of summer. Its leaves will turn green. It will not be anxious during droughts. It will not stop producing fruit.
- Matthew 3:10The ax is now ready to cut the roots of the trees. Any tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.
- Matthew 7:16You will know them by what they produce. “People don’t pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?
- Mark 4:28The ground produces grain by itself. First the green blade appears, then the head, then the head full of grain.
- Luke 6:43“A good tree doesn’t produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn’t produce good fruit.
- James 3:12My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree produce olives? Can a grapevine produce figs? In the same way, a pool of salt water can’t produce fresh 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
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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
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