Genesis 1:20-22
Lexham English Bible
20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth across the face of the vaulted dome[a] of heaven.[b] 21 So[c] God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird with wings according to its[d] kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
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- Genesis 1:20 Or “expanse”
- Genesis 1:20 Or “the sky”
- Genesis 1:21 Or “And”
- Genesis 1:21 Or “their”
Genesis 1:20-22
New International Version
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(B) 21 So God created(C) the great creatures of the sea(D) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(E) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(F) And God saw that it was good.(G) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(H)
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