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 and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.” 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. I have given all green plants as food to every land animal, every bird in the sky, and every animal that crawls on the earth—every living, breathing animal.” And so it was. 31And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning—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 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be your food. I gave you green plants as food; I now give you everything else.
• Job 38:39“Can you hunt prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of her cubs
• Job 39:4Their young are healthy and grow up in the wild. They leave and don’t come back.
• Job 40:15“Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. It eats grass as cattle do.
• Psalms 104:14You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all creatures look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
• Psalms 147:9He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.

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