Genesis 1:29

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;

Young's Literal Translation

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

28And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

30and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which [is] breath of life, every green herb [is] for food:' and it is so.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:21'And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'

Job 36:31For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.

Psalms 104:14Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Psalms 111:5Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.

Psalms 136:25Giving food to all flesh, For to the age [is] His kindness.

Psalms 146:7Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

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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