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20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.

24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

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20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(B) 21 So God created(C) the great creatures of the sea(D) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(E) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(F) And God saw that it was good.(G) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(H) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(I)—the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(J) according to their kinds:(K) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(L) 25 God made the wild animals(M) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(N) And God saw that it was good.(O)

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