Genesis 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”
Genesis 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:20 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 1:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.””
Genesis 1:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. ”
Genesis 1:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God saith, `Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.'”
Genesis 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“AndGod said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens. ”
Genesis 1:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Afterward God said, Let the waters bring foorth in abundance euery creeping thing that hath life: and let the foule flie vpon the earth in the open firmament of the heauen.”
Genesis 1:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God said, "Let the waters swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the sky."”
Genesis 1:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:20 in Context — Genesis 1
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
What Does Genesis 1:20 Mean?
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