KJV King James Version
And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
WEB World English Bible
The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed is in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that it is good;
Surrounding context — Genesis 1
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
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.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתּוֹצֵ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהָאָ֜רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetדֶּ֠שֶׁאH1877 · de.shegrassעֵ֣שֶׂבH6212 · e.sevvegetationמַזְרִ֤יעַH2232 · za.rato sowזֶ֙רַע֙H2233 · ze.raseedלְמִינֵ֔הוּH4327 · minkindוְעֵ֧ץH6086 · etstree: woodעֹֽשֶׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doפְּרִ֛יH6529 · pe.rifruitאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichזַרְעוֹ־H2233 · ze.raseedב֖וֹH9033 · ohimלְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327 · minkindוַיַּ֥רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodכִּי־H3588 · kiforטֽוֹב׃H2895 · tovbe pleasing
Cross-references
Mark 4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.Luke 6:44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.Isaiah 55:10-11For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:Matthew 13:24-26Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:Isaiah 61:11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.2 Corinthians 9:10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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