Genesis 1:29

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.

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In The 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.

In Context

28+ 1:28. Gen 1:28 (#7.432): T. To be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth and kavash ·subdue it / bring into submission / conquer it· and radah ·rule over / have dominion over· the creatures / R. To have children with one’s wife T. Note: Kavash ·subdue / conquer· or radah ·to have dominion / rule over· in Hebrew is understood as to have dominion as a king who is both tender and firm who rightly controls his subjects God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and bring it into subjection, subdue it. Have authority over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

30To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so. + 1:30 Day 6b: God creates 'adam ·human being· in his own likeness, this is unique to all other creation. Representing all of God’s spectrum, he creates both zachar ·male· and n'keivah ·female·; representing his unity oneness, God establishes marriage as a oneness and marital intimacy as a bond (Gen 2:24-25). Humans are given both work and sustenance.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:21Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”

Psalms 104:14He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, 2 and plants for man to cultivate, 2 that he may produce food out of the earth: 1

Psalms 111:5ט He has given food to those who fear him. 2 י He always remembers his covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·. 1

Psalms 136:25Who gives food to every creature; 2 for his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever. 1

Psalms 146:7who executes mishpat ·justice· for the oppressed; 2 who gives food to the hungry. 1 Adonai frees the prisoners. 2

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:27-29

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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