Genesis 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ
shârats
H8317
to swarm
הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
שֶׁ֖רֶץ
sherets
H8318
swarmers
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
חַיָּ֑ה
chay
H2416
living
וְעוֹף֙
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
יְעוֹפֵ֣ף
ʻûwph
H5774
to fly
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
רְקִ֥יעַ
râqîyaʻ
H7549
firmament
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said, “Let the waters swarm swarm of living creature, and let bird fly above the earth across the face of the expanse of the sky.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).