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Genesis 1:30 KJV
Genesis · chapter 1 · verse 30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.Genesis 1:30 · King James Version
Genesis 1:30 in context
28And 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 fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth 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 the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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Key words (Strong's)
- creepethrâmasproperly, to glide swiftlyH7430 →
- beastchayaliveH2416 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- greenyereqproperly, pallorH3418 →
- fowlʻôwpha bird , often collectivelyH5775 →
- lifenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a gracious provision of food for all flesh, Psa 136:25. He that made man and beast thus took care to preserve both, Psa 36:6. Here is, I. Food provided for man, Gen 1:29.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-30