Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. New Living Translation So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. English Standard Version So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Berean Standard Bible So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. King James Bible 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. New King James Version So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. New American Standard Bible And God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good. NASB 1995 God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. NASB 1977 And God created the great sea monsters, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Legacy Standard Bible And God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Amplified Bible God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it. Christian Standard Bible So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Holman Christian Standard Bible So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. American Standard Version And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good. Contemporary English Version So God made the giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean. He also made every kind of bird. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. English Revised Version And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it was good. GOD'S WORD® Translation So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird. God saw that they were good. Good News Translation So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw. International Standard Version So God created every kind of magnificent marine creature, every kind of living marine crawler with which the waters swarmed, and every kind of flying creature. And God saw how good it was. Majority Standard Bible So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. NET Bible God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. New Heart English Bible And God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged flying creature after its kind. And God saw that it was good. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd God creates the great dragons, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every bird with wing, after its kind, and God sees that [it is] good. Young's Literal Translation And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good. Smith's Literal Translation And God will form great sea monsters and every living soul creeping, which the waters bred abundantly according to their kind, and every bird of wing according to its kind: and God will see that it is good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Catholic Public Domain Version And God created the great sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good. New American Bible God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of crawling living creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw that it was good, New Revised Standard Version So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd God created great sea monsters, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God created the great Dragon and every living soul, swarmers that made the waters swarm with their kinds, and every bird of the wing with its kind, and God saw that it was beautiful. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Brenton Septuagint Translation And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fifth Day…20And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” 21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”… Cross References Psalm 104:24-25 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. / Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. Job 12:7-10 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ... Psalm 148:5-7 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created. / He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away. / Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths, Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. Job 26:13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. / He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. / Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ... Psalm 136:25 He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever. Psalm 146:6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. Jeremiah 51:15 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. Acts 17:24-25 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” John 1:3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Treasury of Scripture And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. great. Genesis 6:20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. Genesis 7:14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. Genesis 8:19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. brought. 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 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. Exodus 1:7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. God saw. Genesis 1:18,25,31 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good… Jump to Previous Abundantly Bird Created Creature Creatures Creepeth Forth Fowl Good Great Kind Large Moves Moveth Sea Swarm Swarmed Waters Wherewith WingedJump to Next Abundantly Bird Created Creature Creatures Creepeth Forth Fowl Good Great Kind Large Moves Moveth Sea Swarm Swarmed Waters Wherewith WingedGenesis 1 1. God creates heaven and earth;3. the light; 6. the firmament; 9. separates the dry land; 14. forms the sun, moon, and stars; 20. fishes and fowls; 24. cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things; 26. creates man in his own image, blesses him; 29. grants the fruits of the earth for food. So God created The Hebrew word for "created" is "בָּרָא" (bara), which is used exclusively in the Bible for divine creation. This term signifies the initiation of something new, something that only God can bring into existence. It underscores the omnipotence of God, who alone has the power to create life from nothing. This act of creation is a testament to God's sovereignty and His ability to bring order and life into the world. the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves with which the waters teemed according to their kinds and every winged bird according to its kind And God saw that it was good Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soאֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative created וַיִּבְרָ֣א (way·yiḇ·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed the great הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים (hag·gə·ḏō·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent sea creatures הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם (hat·tan·nî·nim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal and every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every living הַֽחַיָּ֣ה ׀ (ha·ḥay·yāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life thing נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion that moves, הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת (hā·rō·me·śeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7430: To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm [with] which אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the waters הַמַּ֜יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen teemed שָׁרְצ֨וּ (šā·rə·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8317: To wriggle, swarm, abound according to their kinds, לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם (lə·mî·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4327: A sort, species and וְאֵ֨ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every bird ע֤וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5775: Flying creatures of flight כָּנָף֙ (kā·nāp̄) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle after its kind. לְמִינֵ֔הוּ (lə·mî·nê·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4327: A sort, species And God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see that כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction [it was] good. טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Genesis 1:21 NIVGenesis 1:21 NLT Genesis 1:21 ESV Genesis 1:21 NASB Genesis 1:21 KJV Genesis 1:21 BibleApps.com Genesis 1:21 Biblia Paralela Genesis 1:21 Chinese Bible Genesis 1:21 French Bible Genesis 1:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 1:21 God created the large sea creatures (Gen. 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