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Genesis 1:21-23
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Genesis 1:21-23
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21 So God created the large sea animals.[a] He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good.
22 God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.
23 There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fifth day.
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- Genesis 1:21 large sea animals Or “sea monsters.”
Genesis 1:21-23
New International Version
Genesis 1:21-23
New International Version
21 So God created(A) the great creatures of the sea(B) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(C) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(D) And God saw that it was good.(E) 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.”(F) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(G)—the fifth day.
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