Genesis 1:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 1:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.”

Genesis 1:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God said, Let the earth cause grass to spring up, herb producing seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then God said, Let the earth bud forth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seed, the fruitfull tree, which beareth fruite according to his kinde, which hath his seede in it selfe vpon the earth: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God said, "Let the earth produce vegetation—plants giving seed and fruit trees bearing fruit containing seed, each according to its kind on the earth." And it was so.”

Genesis 1:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:11 in Context — Genesis 1

9 Dieu dit: Que les eaux qui sont au-dessous du ciel se rassemblent en un seul lieu, et que le sec paraisse. Et cela fut ainsi.

10 Dieu appela le sec terre, et il appela l’amas des eaux mers. Dieu vit que cela était bon.

11 Puis Dieu dit: Que la terre produise de la verdure, de l’herbe portant de la semence, des arbres fruitiers donnant du fruit selon leur espèce et ayant en eux leur semence sur la terre. Et cela fut ainsi.

12 La terre produisit de la verdure, de l’herbe portant de la semence selon son espèce, et des arbres donnant du fruit et ayant en eux leur semence selon leur espèce. Dieu vit que cela était bon.

13 Ainsi, il y eut un soir, et il y eut un matin: ce fut le troisième jour.

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What Does Genesis 1:11 Mean?

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