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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_created god DOM the_sea_monsters the_big(pl) and_DOM every creature the_living the_creeping which they_swarmed the_waters to_their_kind and_DOM every bird wing to_his/its_kind and_he/it_saw god DOM_that [it_was]_good.
OET (OET-RV) So God created the great sea creatures and every kind of living creature that moves which the waters swarm with, and every kind of winged bird. And God saw that what he had done was good,
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים
and=he/it_created ʼₑlhīmv
See how you translated created in verse 1. Alternate translation: “That is how he made” or “In that way he made”
אֶת הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים
DOM the=sea_monsters the=big(pl)
These include whales, sharks, giant squid, crocodiles, and leviathans (Psalm 74:13-14, Isaiah 27:1), which were probably swimming reptiles that are now extinct. Alternate translation: “the huge ocean animals”
וְאֵ֣ת כָּל נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת
and=DOM all/each/any/every creature the=living the=creeping
Alternate translation: “and every kind of fish and every other animal that lives” or “and all the fish and other kinds of animals that live”
אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם
which/who they_swarmed the=waters
Alternate translation: “throughout the ocean in large groups,” or “in the water and fills it,” or “all over the place in the ocean,”
לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם
to=their=kind
This phrase emphasizes that each different kind of creature has its own distinct kind of offspring/young. For example, whales always give birth to whales, and never give birth to cats or cows or any other kind of creature. Alternate translation: “each according to its own kind” or “each that has its own kind of young,”
וְאֵ֨ת
and=DOM
For some languages it is more natural to begin a new sentence here, so that the previous sentence is not too long. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “and how he made” or “That is also how he created”
כָּל ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙
all/each/any/every all/each/any/every bird wing/corner/skirt
See how you translated “birds” in verse 20. Alternate translation: “every kind of bird” or “all the different kinds of birds” or “every kind of winged creature”
לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
to=his/its=kind
See how you translated this phrase earlier in this verse. Alternate translation: “each according to its own kind” or “each that has its own kind of young.”
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים
and=he/it_saw ʼₑlhīmv
Alternate translation: “And He saw” or “He saw”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
כִּי טֽוֹב
that/for/because/then/when good
Some languages need to specify what was good. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “that what he had made was good” or “that the water animals and the birds were good”
1:21 Contrary to the pagan idea that the great sea creatures were co-eternal with God, Genesis states that God created them and is sovereign over them. The Hebrew word tanninim (“creatures”) elsewhere refers to crocodiles (Ezek 29:3), powerful monsters (Jer 51:34), or the sea creature Leviathan (Isa 27:1; cp. Job 41:1-34).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_created god DOM the_sea_monsters the_big(pl) and_DOM every creature the_living the_creeping which they_swarmed the_waters to_their_kind and_DOM every bird wing to_his/its_kind and_he/it_saw god DOM_that [it_was]_good.
OET (OET-RV) So God created the great sea creatures and every kind of living creature that moves which the waters swarm with, and every kind of winged bird. And God saw that what he had done was good,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.