Verse List for GEN 1:20

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OET (OET-RV) Then God said, “Let the waters be full of with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly in the sky above the earth.”

OET-LV and_ god _he/it _said let _them _swarm the_waters swarming _thing[s]_of creature[s] living and_bird let _it _fly above the_earth/land on the _surface _of the _firmament _of the_heavens.

ULT Then God said, “Let the waters swarm, with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the expanse of the sky.”

UST Then God said, “I command there to be large groups of water animals that live everywhere in the water. I also command there to be birds that fly in the sky above the earth.”

BSB & MSB And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

OEB ⇔  Then God said, ‘Let the waters teem with living creatures, ⇔  and let birds fly over the earth in the open dome of the sky.’

WEBBE & WMBB God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

NET God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

LSV And God says, “Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and let [the] bird fly above the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.”

FBV God said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the sky.”

T4T Then God said, “I want many creatures to live in all the oceans, and I also want birds to fly in the sky above the earth.”

LEB And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth across the face of the vaulted dome[fn] of heaven.[fn]

BBE And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.'

ASV 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.

DRA God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.

YLT 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.'

Drby And [fn]God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.

RV And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
(And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath/has life, and let fowl/bird fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.)

SLT And God will say the waters shall breed abundantly creeping things, the living soul, and birds shall fly over the earth, over the face of the firmament of the heavens.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn][fn][fn]
(And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath/has life, and fowl/bird that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.)

KJB-1611 And God said, Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the [fn]mouing creature that hath [fn]life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the [fn]open firmament of heauen.
(And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the mouing creature that hath/has life, and fowl/bird that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.)

Bshps And God sayde: let the waters bryng foorth mouyng creature that hath lyfe, and foule that may flee vpon the earth in the open firmament of heauen.
(And God said: let the waters bring forth moving creature that hath/has life, and fowl/bird that may flee upon the earth in the open firmament of heaven.)

Gnva 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.
(Afterward God said, Let the waters bring forth in abundance every creeping thing that hath/has life: and let the fowl/bird fly upon the earth in the open firmament of the heaven.)

Cvdl And God sayde: let the waters brynge forth creatures that moue and haue life, & foules for to flye aboue the earth vnder the firmamet of heauen.
(And God said: let the waters bring forth creatures that move and have life, and fowls/birds for to flee above the earth under the firmament of heaven.)

Wycl Also God seide, The watris brynge forth a `crepynge beeste of lyuynge soule, and a brid fleynge aboue erthe vndur the firmament of heuene.
(Also God said, The waters bring forth a creeping beast/animal of living soul, and a bird fleeing above earth under the firmament of heaven.)

Luth Und GOtt sprach: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webenden und lebendigen Tieren und mit Gevögel, das auf Erden unter der Feste des Himmels fliege.
(And God spoke: It errege itself/yourself/themselves the water with weavingn and living/alive animals and with Gevögel, the on/in/to earth/land/ground under the/of_the festivals the heavens fliege.)

ClVg Dixit etiam Deus: Producant aquæ reptile animæ viventis, et volatile super terram sub firmamento cæli.[fn]
(He/She_said also God: Producant water reptile soul living, and volatile over the_earth/land under firmament heavens.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ הַ⁠מַּ֔יִם שֶׁ֖רֶץ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה וְ⁠עוֹף֙ יְעוֹפֵ֣ף עַל־הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רְקִ֥יעַ הַ⁠שָּׁמָֽיִם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς, ἐξαγαγέτω τὰ ὕδατα ἑρπετὰ ψυχῶν ζωσῶν, καὶ πετεινὰ πετόμενα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κατὰ τὸ στερέωμα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτως.

BrTr And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles [fn]having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.