Genesis 1:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:29 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
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הִנֵּה֩
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָתַ֨תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶ֜ם
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֵ֣שֶׂב
ʻeseb
H6212
herb
זֹרֵ֣עַ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
זֶ֗רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעֵ֛ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בּ֥וֹ
פְרִי
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
עֵ֖ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
זֹרֵ֣עַ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
זָ֑רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
לָכֶ֥ם
יִֽהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאָכְלָֽה
ʼoklâh
H402
food
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 said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
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King James Version Public Domain
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said, “Behold, I have given to you every plant yields seed that on the surface of the whole earth and every tree that tree fruit yields seed inside it. They will be yours for food.
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