Genesis 2:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that became its name.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And after yt the LORde God had make of the erth all maner beastes of the felde and all maner foules of the ayre he brought them vnto Adam to see what he wold call them. And as Ada called all maner livynge beastes: eve so are their names.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan God the LORDE had made of the earth all maner beastes of the felde, & all maner foules vnder the heaue, he brought them vnto man, to se what he wolde call the: For as ma called all maner of liuinge soules, so are their names.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the Lorde God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so out of the grounde the Lorde God had shapen euery beast of the field, and euery foule of the ayre, and brought it vnto man, that he myght see howe he woulde call it. For lykewyse as man hym selfe named euery lyuyng thyng, euen so was the name therof.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that `is' its name.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:20-26 : 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven. 21 And God created great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird after its 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 birds multiply on the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind; and it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind; and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
  • Gen 2:22-23 : 22 And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
  • Gen 6:20 : 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
  • Gen 9:2 : 2 And the fear and dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on all that moves on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.
  • Ps 8:4-8 : 4 What is man, that you are mindful of him? And the son of man, that you visit him? 5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field; 8 The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 2:20-23
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    87%

    20And Adam gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

    21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place.

    22And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man.

    23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

  • Gen 1:20-31
    12 verses
    80%

    20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven.

    21And God created great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

    22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

    23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

    24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind; and it was so.

    25And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

    26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

    27So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

    28And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

    29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.

    30And 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.

    31And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

  • Gen 2:18
    77%

    18And the LORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.

  • Gen 5:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God;

    2Male and female He created them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

  • Gen 2:4-9
    6 verses
    77%

    4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

    5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

    6But a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

    7And the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

    9And out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • Gen 2:15
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    15And the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.

  • Gen 3:20-22
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    73%

    20And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

    21Also, for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

    22Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:

  • Gen 9:2
    73%

    2And the fear and dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on all that moves on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.

  • Gen 9:10
    73%

    10And with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

  • Gen 6:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

    20Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.

  • Gen 1:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.

    10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathered waters He called Seas; and God saw that it was good.

    11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.

    12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

  • Gen 8:19
    72%

    19Every beast, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

  • Deut 4:17
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    17The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,

  • Ps 148:10
    72%

    10Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds;

  • Gen 7:14
    71%

    14They, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

  • Gen 8:17
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    17Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.

  • Ps 8:7
    71%

    7All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field;

  • Gen 3:9
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    9Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

  • Lev 11:46
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    46This is the law of the animals, and of the birds, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon the earth:

  • Gen 7:21
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    21And all flesh that moved upon the earth perished, birds, cattle, beasts of every kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every human being.

  • Gen 7:8
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    8Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,