Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:20 in other translations
| BSB | And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” |
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| WEB | God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” |
| ASV | And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. |
| YLT | And God saith, ‘Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.' |
| DARBY | And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens. |
| BBE | And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven. |
| Webster | And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. |
What does Genesis 1:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Ge 1:20-23. Fifth Day. The signs of animal life appeared in the waters and in the air.
20. moving creature--all oviparous animals, both among the finny and the feathery tribes--remarkable for their rapid and prodigious increase. fowl--means every flying thing: The word rendered "whales," includes also sharks, crocodiles, &c.; so that from the countless shoals of small fish to the great sea monsters, from the tiny insect to the king of birds, the waters and the air were suddenly made to swarm with creatures formed to live and sport in their respective elements.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 1:20-25
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 1:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 1:20
- Psalms 104:24-25
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
- Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
- 1 Kings 4:33
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
- Psalms 148:10
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
- Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
- Genesis 8:17
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
- Genesis 1:7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
- Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
- Acts 17:25
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22; 2:19; 8:17; Ps 104:24,25; 148:10; Ac 17:25
moving. or, creeping.
1Ki 4:33
life. Heb. a living soul.
30; Ec 2:21
fowl that may fly. Heb. let fowl fly.This marginal reading is more conformable to the original, and reconciles this passage with ch. 2:19. The word fowl, from the Saxon {fleon,} to fly, exactly corresponds to the original, which denotes every thing that flies, whether bird or insect.
open firmament. Heb. face of the firmament.
7,14
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Context
- Genesis 1:19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
- Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
- Genesis 1:21
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Dios: Produzcan las aguas reptil de ánima viviente, y aves que vuelen sobre la tierra, en la abierta expansión de los cielos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu dit: Que les eaux foisonnent d’un fourmillement d’êtres vivants, et que les oiseaux volent au-dessus de la terre devant l’étendue des cieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott sprach: Es wimmeln die Wasser vom Gewimmel lebendiger Wesen, und Gevögel fliege über der Erde angesichts der Ausdehnung des Himmels! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit etiam Deus: Producant aquæ reptile animæ viventis, et volatile super terram sub firmamento cæli. |