Genesis

Genesis 1:20

²⁰And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’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 waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
teem	יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ	yiš·rə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8317 swarm, teem
with living	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
creatures	שֶׁ֖רֶץ	še·reṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8318 swarmers, swarming things
and let birds	וְעוֹף֙	wə·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
fly	יְעוֹפֵ֣ף	yə·‘ō·w·p̄êp̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the open	פְּנֵ֖י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
expanse	רְקִ֥יעַ	rə·qî·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7549 extended surface
of the sky	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.