Genesis 1:20 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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Animals createdGod commanded the fish and fowl to be produced. This command he himself executed. Insects, which are more numerous than the birds and beasts, and as curious,...

Thompson Chains

  • Creator (1)See the chain from Genesis 1:1 · 18 links
  • BirdsStarts here · next Genesis 1:26 · 8 links

Parallel Passages

  • Psalms 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Genesis 2:19 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.
  • Psalms 104:24–25 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. …
  • Psalms 148:10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

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Topics

  • Birds Creation of, on the fifth creative day
  • Creation History of Creation
  • Firmament The expanse above the earth
  • Fish Creation of Fish
  • God Creator

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Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Let the waters הַמַּיִם hammayim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • bring forth abundantly יִשְׁרְצוּ yišrĕṣû שָׁרַץ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • the moving creature שֶׁרֶץ šereṣ שֶׁרֶץ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • that hath נֶפֶשׁ nepeš נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular
  • life חַיָּה ḥayyâ חַי Adjective · feminine singular
  • and fowl וְעוֹף wĕʿôp עוֹף Noun · masculine singular · with and
  • may fly יְעוֹפֵף yĕʿôpēp עוּף Verb · polel imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • above עַל ʿal עַל Preposition עַל ʿal עַל Preposition
  • the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • in the open פְּנֵי pĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
  • firmament רְקִיעַ rĕqîaʿ רָקִיעַ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of heaven הַשָּׁמָיִם haššāmāyim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the

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