Genesis 1:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.

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Other Translations

  • Norsk KJV Mar 2025

    And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which is living breath, every green plant for food. And it was so.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, [I have given] every green herb for food: and it was so.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and for all beastes of the erth and vnto all foules of the ayre and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in is lyfe that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate and even so it was.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And to all beastes of the earth, and to all foules vnder the heauen, and to euery worme that hath life (vpon earth) all maner grene herbes to eate. And so it came to passe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe, euery greene herbe shall be for meate; it was so.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    To euery beast of the earth also, and to euery birde of the aire, and to euery such thing that creepeth vpon ye earth, which doth liue, I haue geuen euery greene hearbe for meate: and it was so.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which `is' breath of life, every green herb `is' for food:' and it is so.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, `I have given' every green herb for food: and it was so.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, [I have given] every green herb for food: and it was so.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;" and it was so.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground– everything that has the breath of life in it– I give every green plant for food.” It was so.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.
  • Ps 104:14 : 14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth,
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
  • Job 40:20 : 20 For the mountains bring forth food for him, where all the wild animals play.
  • Gen 9:3 : 3 Every living creature that moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the plants, I now give you everything.
  • Job 38:39-41 : 39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions, 40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket? 41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?
  • Job 39:4 : 4 Their young grow strong, thrive in the open field, and leave, never returning to them.
  • Job 39:8 : 8 It searches the mountains for its grazing, pursuing every green thing.
  • Job 39:30 : 30 Its young ones drink blood, and where the slain are, there it is.
  • Job 40:15 : 15 Behold now, Behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox.

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