1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the beginning H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- created H853 (אֵת) — properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and H853 (אֵת) — properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- was H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- without form H8414 (תֹּהוּ) — a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- and void H922 (בֹּהוּ) — a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin
- and darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the deep H8415 (תְּהוֹם) — an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
- And the Spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- moved H7363 (רָחַף) — to brood; by implication, to be relaxed
- upon H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let there be H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- and there was light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- saw H853 (אֵת) — properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- that H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- divided H996 (בֵּין) — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- divided H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- from H996 (בֵּין) — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- the darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- Day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and the darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- he called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the first H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let there be a firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and let it divide H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- from the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- and divided H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- which H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- under H8478 (תַּחַת) — the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- from the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- above H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- and it was so H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- Heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the second H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- under the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- be gathered together H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- unto H413 (אֵל) — near, with or among; often in general, to
- one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and let the dry H3004 (יַבָּשָׁה) — dry ground
- appear H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the dry H3004 (יַבָּשָׁה) — dry ground
- Earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the gathering together H4723 (מִקְוֶה) — something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
- of the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- he Seas H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- bring forth H1876 (דָּשָׁא) — to sprout
- grass H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא) — a sprout; by analogy, grass
- the herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- yielding H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- yielding H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- whose H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- in itself, upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- brought forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- grass H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא) — a sprout; by analogy, grass
- herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- yielding H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and the tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- yielding H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- whose seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- in itself, after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let there be lights H3974 (מָאוֹר) — properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
- in the firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- of the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- to divide H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- from the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- and let them be for signs H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- and for seasons H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- and for days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And let them be for lights H3974 (מָאוֹר) — properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
- in the firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- of the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- to give light H215 (אוֹר) — to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- lights H3974 (מָאוֹר) — properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
- the greater H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- light H3974 (מָאוֹר) — properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
- to rule H4475 (מֶמְשָׁלָה) — rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and the lesser H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- set H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them in the firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- of the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- to give light H215 (אוֹר) — to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And to rule H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- over the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and over the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- and to divide H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- from the darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the fourth H7243 (רְבִיעִי) — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- bring forth abundantly H8317 (שָׁרַץ) — to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
- the moving creature H8318 (שֶׁרֶץ) — a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
- that hath H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- may fly H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- above H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- in the open H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- firmament H7549 (רָקִיעַ) — properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
21 And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- whales H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- and every living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- creature H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- that moveth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- which the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- brought forth abundantly H8317 (שָׁרַץ) — to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
- after their kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and every winged H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- them, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Be fruitful H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- and multiply H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- and fill H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in the seas H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and let fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- multiply H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the fifth H2549 (חֲמִישִׁי) — fifth; also a fifth
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- bring forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- creature H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and creeping thing H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- and beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
25 And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- after their kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and every thing that creepeth H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- upon the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
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 heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let us make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- in our image H6754 (צֶלֶם) — a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
- after our likeness H1823 (דְּמוּת) — resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
- and let them have dominion H7287 (רָדָה) — to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
- over the fish H1710 (דָּגָה)
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and over the fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and over the cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and over all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and over every creeping thing H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- that creepeth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- image H6754 (צֶלֶם) — a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
- in the image H6754 (צֶלֶם) — a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- he him; male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
28 And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- them, and God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, Be fruitful H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- and multiply H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- and fill H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and subdue it H3533 (כָּבַשׁ) — to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
- and have dominion H7287 (רָדָה) — to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
- over the fish H1710 (דָּגָה)
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and over the fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and over every living thing H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- that moveth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding 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:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Behold H2009 (הִנֵּה) — lo!
- I have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you every herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- bearing H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and every tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- of a tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- yielding H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- to you it shall be H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- for meat H402 (אׇכְלָה) — food
30 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And to every beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and to every fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and to every thing that creepeth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- every green H3418 (יֶרֶק) — properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation
- herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- for meat H402 (אׇכְלָה) — food
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- every thing that H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- he had made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- And the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- were the sixth H8345 (שִׁשִּׁי) — sixth, ordinal or (feminine) fractional
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…