Genesis 1:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
createdוַיִּבְרָ֣א
(vai·yiv·ra)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑ים
(hag·ge·do·lim;)
1419: greatfrom gadal
sea monstersהַתַּנִּינִ֖ם
(hat·tan·ni·nim)
8577: serpent, dragon, sea monsterfrom the same as tan
and everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה
(ha·chai·yah)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
that moves,הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת
(ha·ro·me·set)
7430: to creep, move lightly, move abouta prim. root
with whichאֲשֶׁר֩
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the watersהַמַּ֜יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
swarmedשָׁרְצ֨וּ
(sha·re·tzu)
8317: to swarm, teema prim. root
after their kind,לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם
(le·mi·ne·hem)
4327: kind, speciesfrom an unused word
and everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
wingedכָּנָף֙
(ka·naf)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word
birdעֹ֤וף
(o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
after its kind;לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
(le·mi·ne·hu,)
4327: kind, speciesfrom an unused word
and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
sawוַיַּ֥רְא
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
that it was good.טֹֽוב׃
(to·vv.)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
whales
tanniyn  (tan-neen')
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal -- dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
and every living
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.
creature
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)
that moveth
ramas  (raw-mas')
to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm -- creep, move.
which the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
brought forth abundantly
sharats  (shaw-rats')
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound -- breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
after their kind
miyn  (meen)
a sort, i.e. species -- kind.
and every winged
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
fowl
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
after his kind
miyn  (meen)
a sort, i.e. species -- kind.
and God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that it was good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
And God created great sea creatures, and every living thing 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.
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