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Genesis 1:24-31
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:24-31
1599 Geneva Bible
24 ¶ Moreover God said, Let the earth bring forth the [a]living thing according to his kind, cattle, and that which creepeth, and the beast of the earth according to his kind, and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth according to his kind, and the cattle according to his kind, and every creeping thing of the earth according to his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 Furthermore God said, (A)[b]Let us make man in our [c]image according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over the beasts, and over all the earth, and over everything that creepeth and moveth on the earth.
27 Thus God created the man in his image: in the image of God created he him: he created them (B)male and female.
28 And God [d]blessed them, and God said to them, (C)Bring forth fruit, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over every beast that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given unto you [e]every herb bearing seed, which is upon all the earth, and every tree, wherein is the fruit of a tree bearing seed: (D)that shall be to you for meat.
30 Likewise to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heaven, and to everything that moveth upon the earth, which hath life in itself, every green herb shall be for meat, and it was so.
31 (E)And God saw all that he had made, and lo, it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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- Genesis 1:24 Hebrew, soul of life.
- Genesis 1:26 God commanded the water and the earth to bring forth other creatures: but of man he saith, Let us make: signifying, that God taketh counsel with his wisdom and virtue, purposing to make an excellent work above all the rest of his creation.
- Genesis 1:26 This image and likeness of God in man is expounded, Eph. 4:24, where it is written that man was created after God in righteousness and true holiness, meaning by these two words, all perfection, as wisdom, truth, innocence, power, etc.
- Genesis 1:28 The propagation of man is the blessing of God, Ps. 128.
- Genesis 1:29 God’s great liberality to man, taketh away all excuse of his ingratitude.
Genesis 1:24-31
New International Version
Genesis 1:24-31
New International Version
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(A) according to their kinds:(B) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(C) 25 God made the wild animals(D) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(E) And God saw that it was good.(F)
26 Then God said, “Let us(G) make mankind(H) in our image,(I) in our likeness,(J) so that they may rule(K) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,(L) over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created(M) mankind(N) in his own image,(O)
in the image of God(P) he created them;
male and female(Q) he created them.(R)
28 God blessed them and said to them,(S) “Be fruitful and increase in number;(T) fill the earth(U) and subdue it. Rule over(V) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(W)”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(X) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(Y) in it—I give every green plant for food.(Z)” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made,(AA) and it was very good.(AB) And there was evening, and there was morning(AC)—the sixth day.
Footnotes
- Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth
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