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Genesis 1:20-22

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325bring forth abundantlyיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317the moving creatureשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318that hathנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315lifeחַיָּ֑הchai.YahH2416,and fowlוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775thatmay flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveH5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in the openפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440firmamentרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419whalesהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577,and every livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movethהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430,which the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325brought forth abundantlyשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317,after their kindלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,and every wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671fowlע֤וֹףofH5775after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

22And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let fowlוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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