Genesis
Genesis 1:24
24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And 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 | הָאָ֜רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| bring forth | תּוֹצֵ֨א | tō·w·ṣê | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| living | חַיָּה֙ | ḥay·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| creatures | נֶ֤פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| according to their kinds | לְמִינָ֔הּ | lə·mî·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4327 kind, species |
| livestock | בְּהֵמָ֥ה | bə·hê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| land crawlers | וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ | wā·re·meś | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7431 creeping things, moving things |
| and beasts | וְחַֽיְתוֹ־ | wə·ḥay·ṯōw- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| of the earth | אֶ֖רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| according to their kinds | לְמִינָ֑הּ | lə·mî·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine 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
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Psalm 50:9–10 · Genesis 6:20 · Genesis 8:19 · Job 40:15 · Psalm 148:10 · Genesis 7:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.