KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
This verse is part of the creation story.
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“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the earth” | הָאָ֜רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “brought forth” | וַתּוֹצֵ֨א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | brought forth |
| “grass,” | דֶּ֠שֶׁא | A sprout; by analogy, grass | grass |
| “and” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “herb” | עֵ֣שֶׂב | Grass (or any tender shoot) | herb |
| “yielding” | מַזְרִ֤יעַ | To sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify | yielding |
| “seed” | זֶ֙רַע֙ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “after his kind,” | לְמִינֵ֔הוּ | A sort, i.e., species | kind |
| “and the tree” | וְעֵ֧ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “yielding” | עֹֽשֶׂה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | yielding |
| “fruit,” | פְּרִ֛י | Fruit (literally or figuratively) | fruit |
| “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 |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in itself, after his kind:” | לְמִינֵ֑הוּ | A sort, i.e., species | itself kind |
| “and God” | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 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 |
| “saw” | וַיַּ֥רְא | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | saw |
| “that” | כִּי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | that |
| “it was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “good.” | טֽוֹב׃ | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
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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.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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