Genesis
Genesis 1:29
29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
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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 |
| Behold | הִנֵּה֩ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I have given | נָתַ֨תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָכֶ֜ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| seed-bearing | זֶ֗רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| plant | עֵ֣שֶׂב׀ | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| tree | הָעֵ֛ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| whose | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| fruit | פְרִי־ | p̄ə·rî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| contains | זֹרֵ֣עַ | zō·rê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| seed | זָ֑רַע | zā·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| They will be | יִֽהְיֶ֖ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| yours | לָכֶ֥ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| for food | לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | lə·’āḵ·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H402 food, eating |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 9:3 · Psalm 104:14–15 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Psalm 104:27–28 · Psalm 147:9 · Acts 14:17 · Matthew 6:25–26 · Job 36:31 · Matthew 6:11 · Psalm 24:1 · Psalm 115:16 · Acts 17:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.