"And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein …" — Genesis 1:30

Genesis 1:30 · KJV

“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. {life: Heb. a living soul}”

— Genesis 1:30

Verse 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. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}

Verse 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. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

Genesis 1 — Context

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. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}

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. {life: Heb. a living soul}

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. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

Cross References

Psalms 104:14

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Psalms 147:9

He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.

Psalms 145:15-16

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}

Job 40:15

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. {behemoth: probably an extinct animal of some kind}

Job 38:39-41

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, {the appetite: Heb. the life}

Job 40:20

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Job 39:4

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.