Genesis

Genesis 1:30

³⁰And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth — everything that has the breath of life in it — I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And to every	וּֽלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beast	חַיַּ֣ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the earth	הָ֠אָרֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and every	וּלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bird	ע֨וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and every	וּלְכֹ֣ל׀	ū·lə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
creature that crawls	רוֹמֵ֣שׂ	rō·w·mêś	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
everything that has	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the breath	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of life	חַיָּ֔ה	ḥay·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
in it	בּוֹ֙	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
green	יֶ֥רֶק	ye·req	Noun - masculine singular	H3418 green, greenness
plant	עֵ֖שֶׂב	‘ê·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage
for food	לְאָכְלָ֑ה	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating
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 104:14 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Psalm 147:9 · Job 40:20 · Job 40:15 · Job 38:39–41 · Genesis 9:3 · Job 39:8 · Job 39:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.