Genesis 1:30

and to every living thing of the land—and to every bird of the heavens, and to every thing that moveth on the land, wherein is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29And God said—Lo! I have given to you—every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree yielding seed,—to you, shall it be, for food;

31And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening—and it was morning, the sixth day.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:21But thou, take to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it unto thee,—and it shall be for thee and for them for food.

Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt—for the Lioness—prey? Or, the craving of the Strong Lion, wilt thou satisfy;

Job 39:8He espieth the mountains, his pasture-ground, and, after every green thing, maketh search.

Job 40:15Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;

Psalms 104:14Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Psalms 147:9Giving, to the beast, its food, to the young ravens, when they cry.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:30-31

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 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. We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a… Read the whole commentary →

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