Genesis 1:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 1:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:29 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 1:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.”
Genesis 1:29 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:”
Genesis 1:29 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which <FI>is<Fi> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;”
Genesis 1:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;”
Genesis 1:29 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And God said, Beholde, I haue giuen vnto you euery herbe bearing seede, which is vpon al the earth, and euery tree, wherein is the fruite of a tree bearing seede: that shall be to you for meate.”
Genesis 1:29 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:29 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God said, "Look, I give you every seed-bearing plant upon the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. It will be food for you.”
Genesis 1:29 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:29 in Context — Genesis 1
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 dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
What Does Genesis 1:29 Mean?
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