New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:20-22

20Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325teemיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317with swarmsשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318of livingחַיָּ֑הchai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and let birdsוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveH5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in the openפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440expanseרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

21Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419seaהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577monstersH8577and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movesהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430,with whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325swarmedשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317after their kindלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671birdע֤וֹףofH5775after its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

22Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let birdsוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

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