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21 God made big animals to live in the sea. He made every different kind of living thing that filled the sea. He made every different kind of bird to fly in the sky.

God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good.

22 God blessed the animals and the birds. He said to them, ‘Give birth to many young ones, so that you grow in number. Fill all the water in the seas. The birds also should become very many, all across the earth.’[a]

23 Evening passed and then it was morning.

That was the fifth day.

24 God said, ‘Different kinds of animals will now appear on the land. There will be farm animals and wild animals. There will also be other small animals that move along the ground. There will be many kinds of animals and each kind will be different.’[b]

And what God said happened.

25 God made the different kinds of wild animals and the different kinds of farm animals. He made all the different kinds of animals that move along the ground.

God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:22 ‘Birds’ here may include any living thing that can fly, for example bats and insects.
  2. 1:24 Farm animals are animals that usually live in a village or on a farm. People take care of them and they may use their milk or their meat as food.