Genesis 1:30

and 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.

Young's Literal Translation

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 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;

31And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day the sixth.

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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 38:39Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?

Job 39:8The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.

Job 40:15Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

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

Psalms 147:9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

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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