Genesis 1:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:24 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 1:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God saith, `Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:' and it is so.”

Genesis 1:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth living souls after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth, after their kind. And it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer God said, Let the earth bring foorth the liuing thing according to his kinde, cattel, and that which creepeth, and the beast of the earth, according to his kinde. and it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:24 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creeping animals, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so.”

Genesis 1:24 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:24 in Context — Genesis 1

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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.

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What Does Genesis 1:24 Mean?

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