Genesis 1:30 - The Scriptures 1998

“And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to every creeping creature on the earth, in which there is life, every green plant is for food.” And it came to be so.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that creeps on the ground–to everything in which there is the breath of life–I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.

American Standard Version (1901)

and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.

Common English Bible

To all wildlife, to all the birds in the sky, and to everything crawling on the ground—to everything that breathes—I give all the green grasses for food.” And that’s what happened.

Catholic Public Domain Version

and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed." And so it became.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And to all the beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.

Genesis 1:30 Cross References

Genesis 6:21

“As for you, take of all food that is eaten and gather it to yourself. And it shall be food for you and for them.”

Genesis 9:3

“Every moving creature that lives is food for you. I have given you all, as I gave the green plants.

Job 39:30

And its young ones suck up blood. And where the slain are, there it is!”

Job 39:4

Their young ones are thriving, they grow up in the field. They shall leave and shall not return to them.

Job 39:8

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches for all that is green.

Job 40:15

See now, Behĕ

Job 40:20

For the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there.

Psalm 104:14

Causing the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for the service of mankind, To bring forth food from the earth,

Psalm 147:9

Giving to the beast its food, To the young ravens that cry.