Genesis 1:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:21 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 →
וַיִּבְרָ֣א
bârâʼ
H1254
to create
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם
tannîyn
H8577
serpent
הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וְאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַֽחַיָּ֣ה
chay
H2416
living
הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת
râmas
H7430
to creep
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁרְצ֨וּ
shârats
H8317
to swarm
הַמַּ֜יִם
mayim
H4325
water
לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם
mîyn
H4327
kind
וְאֵ֨ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
ע֤וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
כָּנָף֙
kânâph
H3671
wing
לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
mîyn
H4327
kind
וַיַּ֥רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
טֽוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves which the waters swarm with according to their kind, and every winged bird 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).