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Genesis 1:20

NETBible	God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms¹ of living creatures and let birds fly² above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 1:20	And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 1:20	Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 1:20	And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 1:20	God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!"
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 1:20	And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 1:20	And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 1:20	Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens."
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KJV	And God <0430> said <0559> (8799)_, Let the waters <04325> bring forth abundantly <08317> (8799) the moving creature <08318> that hath <05315> life <02416>_, and fowl <05775> [that] may fly <05774> (8787) above <05921> the earth <0776> in the open <06440> firmament <07549> of heaven <08064>_. {moving: or, creeping} {creature: Heb. soul} {fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly} {open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 1:20	Then God <0430> said <0559> , "Let the waters <04325> teem <08317> with swarms <08318> of living <02416> creatures <05315> , and let birds <05775> fly <05774> above <05921> the earth <0776> in the open <06440> expanse <07549> of the heavens <08064> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM exagagetw <1806> V-AAD-3S ta <3588> T-NPN udata <5204> N-NPN erpeta <2062> N-APN qucwn <5590> N-GPF zwswn <2198> V-PAPGP kai <2532> CONJ peteina <4071> N-APN petomena <4072> V-PMPAP epi <1909> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF kata <2596> PREP to <3588> T-ASN sterewma <4733> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM ouranou <3772> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S outwv <3778> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	God <0430> said <0559> , “Let the water <04325> swarm <08317> with swarms <08318> of living <02416> creatures <05315> and let birds <05775> fly <05774> above <05921> the earth <0776> across <06440> the expanse <07549> of the sky <08064> .”
HEBREW	Mymsh <08064> eyqr <07549> ynp <06440> le <05921> Urah <0776> le <05921> Ppwey <05774> Pwew <05775> hyx <02416> spn <05315> Urs <08318> Mymh <04325> wursy <08317> Myhla <0430> rmayw (1:20) <0559>

NETBible

God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms¹ of living creatures and let birds fly² above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew text again uses a cognate construction (“swarm with swarms”) to emphasize the abundant fertility. The idea of the verb is one of swift movement back and forth, literally swarming. This verb is used in Exod 1:7 to describe the rapid growth of the Israelite population in bondage.

²tn The Hebrew text uses the Polel form of the verb instead of the simple Qal; it stresses a swarming flight again to underscore the abundant fruitfulness.