God & Savior

Genesis 1:21

So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃

  1. וַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'“and he created”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  2. אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.Nim“the sea monsters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from תַּנִּין · “monster” · Strong's H8577N
  5. הַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.Lim“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  6. וְאֵ֣תve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh“creature”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “animal” · Strong's H5315K
  9. הַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.Yah“<the> living”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  10. הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.set“which creeps”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from רָמַשׂ · “to creep” · Strong's H7430
  11. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. שָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.Tzu“they swarmed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁרַץ · “to swarm” · Strong's H8317
  13. הַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  14. לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.Hem“to kind their”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִין · “kind” · Strong's H4327
  15. וְאֵ֨תve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. ע֤וֹףof“bird of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עוֹף · “bird” · Strong's H5775
  18. כָּנָף֙ka.Naf“wing”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  19. לְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.hu“to kind its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִין · “kind” · Strong's H4327
  20. וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  21. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  22. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  23. טֽוֹב׃Tov“[it was] good”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טוֹב · “be pleasing” · Strong's H2895
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)