Genesis 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתּוֹצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הָאָ֜רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
דֶּ֠שֶׁא
desheʼ
H1877
grass
עֵ֣שֶׂב
ʻeseb
H6212
herb
מַזְרִ֤יעַ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
זֶ֨רַע֙
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
mîyn
H4327
kind
וְעֵ֧ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
עֹֽשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
פְּרִ֛י
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
זַרְעוֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
ב֖וֹ
לְמִינֵ֑הוּ
mîyn
H4327
kind
וַיַּ֥רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
טֽוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the land brought out vegetation, plant yielding seed according to its kind, and tree bearing fruit that its seed inside it, according to its kind. And God saw that good.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).