GENESIS 1:11

Let the earth bring forth

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

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Genesis 1:11 Translation & Meaning

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And God אֱלֹהִ֗ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
Let the earth הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) Let earth
bring forth תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א To sprout bring forth
grass, דֶּ֔שֶׁא A sprout; by analogy, grass grass
the herb עֵ֚שֶׂב Grass (or any tender shoot) herb
yielding מַזְרִ֣יעַ To sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify yielding
seed, זֶ֔רַע Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity seed
and (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
the fruit פְּרִ֞י Fruit (literally or figuratively) fruit
tree עֵ֣ץ A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) tree
yielding עֹ֤שֶׂה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application yielding
fruit פְּרִי֙ Fruit (literally or figuratively) fruit
after his kind, לְמִינ֔וֹ A sort, i.e., species kind
whose אֲשֶׁ֥ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc whose
seed זַרְעוֹ Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity seed
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
in itself, upon עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications itself upon
the earth: הָאָ֑רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) earth
and it was וַֽיְהִי To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) and it was
so. כֵֽן׃ Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) so

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  • 9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

  • 10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

  • 11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

  • 12  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  • 13  And the evening and the morning were the third day.




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