KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 1:29
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
WEB World English Bible
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And God saith, ‘Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;
Surrounding context — Genesis 1
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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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 fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And 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.
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.
31 And 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430 · e.lo.himGodהִנֵּה֩H2009 · hin.nehbeholdנָתַ֨תִּיH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָכֶ֜םH9036 · khemyouאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallעֵ֣שֶׂב׀H6212 · e.sevvegetationזֹרֵ֣עַH2232 · za.rato sowזֶ֗רַעH2233 · ze.raseedאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeכָל־H3605 · kolallהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעֵ֛ץH6086 · etstree: woodאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבּ֥וֹH9033 · ohimפְרִי־H6529 · pe.rifruitעֵ֖ץH6086 · etstree: woodזֹרֵ֣עַH2232 · za.rato sowזָ֑רַעH2233 · ze.raseedלָכֶ֥םH9036 · khemyouיִֽהְיֶ֖הH1961 · ha.yahto beלְאָכְלָֽה׃H402 · okh.lahfood
Cross-references
Genesis 9:3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.Psalm 104:14-15He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;Psalm 145:15-16The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.Psalm 104:27-28These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.Psalm 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Psalm 24:1A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Matthew 6:25-26Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Job 36:31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.Acts 17:28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.Psalm 115:16The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.Hosea 2:8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal.Psalm 136:25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Psalm 111:5He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.Psalm 146:7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
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