Genesis
Genesis 1:11
11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let the earth | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| bring forth | תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א | taḏ·šê | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H1876 sprout, shoot, grow green |
| vegetation | דֶּ֔שֶׁא | de·še | Noun - masculine singular | H1877 grass |
| seed-bearing | מַזְרִ֣יעַ | maz·rî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| plants | עֵ֚שֶׂב | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
| and fruit | פְּרִ֞י | pə·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
| trees | עֵ֣ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| each bearing | עֹ֤שֶׂה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| fruit | פְּרִי֙ | pə·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
| with seed | זַרְעוֹ־ | zar·‘ōw- | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| according to its kind | לְמִינ֔וֹ | lə·mî·nōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4327 kind, species |
| And it was | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| so | כֵֽן׃ | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 104:14–17 · Hebrews 6:7 · Psalm 147:8 · Genesis 1:29 · Psalm 65:9–13 · Genesis 2:9 · Matthew 6:30 · Job 28:5 · Matthew 7:16–20 · Mark 4:28 · Luke 6:43–44 · Psalm 1:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.