Genesis 1:21

¹⁹ And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

²⁰ And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

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.

²² Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

²³ And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
WEB: God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
ASV: And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
DARBY: And God created the great sea monsters, and every living soul that moves with which the waters swarm, after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
BLB: And God created the great sea creatures and every living soul that is crawling, with which the waters swarmed according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.

ÅB: Og Gud skapte de store sjødyr og alt levende som rører seg, som det vrimler av i vannet, hvert etter sitt slag, og alle vingede fugler, hver etter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.
OTB: Så Gud skapte de store sjødyr og alle levende vesener som vannene vrimler av og som beveger seg i dem, etter sine slag, og alle vingede fugler etter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.
B1930: Og Gud skapte de store sjødyr og alt levende som rører sig, som det vrimler av i vannet, hvert efter sitt slag, og alle vingede fugler, hver efter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.

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Cross references

Psalms 104:24–26
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
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Genesis 1:25
God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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Genesis 8:19
Every living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.
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Genesis 8:17
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
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Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
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Genesis 7:14
they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.
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Exodus 1:7
but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
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Genesis 9:7
But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”
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