Genesis 9:3

Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
Genesis 9:3
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Original language and places

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)

כָּל־רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוּא־חַ֔י לָכֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָ֑ה כְּיֶ֣רֶק עֵ֔שֶׂב נָתַ֥תִּי לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־כֹּֽל׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mes“creeping thing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫מֶשׂ · “creeping” · Strong's H7431
  3. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. הוּא־hu'-“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. חַ֔יChai“[is] alive”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  6. לָכֶ֥םla.Khem“for <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  7. יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yeh“it will become”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. לְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.Lah“<into> food”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אׇכְלָה · “food” · Strong's H0402
  9. כְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rek“like [the] greenery of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יֶ֫רֶק · “green” · Strong's H3418
  10. עֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sev“plant[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫שֶׂב · “vegetation” · Strong's H6212
  11. נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.ti“I give”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  12. לָכֶ֖םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. כֹּֽל׃Kol“everything”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)