Genesis 1:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִם
(ham·ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
teemיִשְׁרְצ֣וּ
(yish·re·tzu)
8317: to swarm, teema prim. root
with swarmsשֶׁ֖רֶץ
(she·retz)
8318: swarmers, swarming thingsfrom sharats
of livingחַיָּ֑ה
(chai·yah;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
creatures,נֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
and let birdsוְעֹוף֙
(ve·'o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
flyיְעֹופֵ֣ף
(ye·'o·v·fef)
5774a: to flya prim. root
aboveעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the earthהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
in the openפְּנֵ֖י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
expanseרְקִ֥יעַ
(re·ki·a')
7549: an extended surface, expansefrom raqa
of the heavens."הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(ha·sha·ma·yim.)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
bring forth abundantly
sharats  (shaw-rats')
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound -- breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
the moving creature
sherets  (sheh'-rets)
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals -- creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
that hath
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
and fowl
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
that may fly
`uwph  (oof)
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
above
`al  (al)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow)
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
in the open
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
firmament
raqiya`  (raw-kee'-ah)
an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky -- firmament.
of heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

International Standard Version
Then God said, "Let the oceans swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures soar above the earth throughout the sky!"

NET Bible
God said, "Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then God said, "Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth."

King James 2000 Bible
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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