Genesis 1:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 1:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:1218 words
וַתּוֹצֵאwattôṣēʾAnd brought forth
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣthe earth
דֶּשֶׁאdešegrass
עֵשֶׂבʿēśeḇherb
מַזְרִיעַmazrîaʿyielding
זֶרַעzeraʿseed
לְמִינֵהוּləmînēhûafter his kind
וְעֵץwəʿēṣand tree
עֹשֶׂהʿōśehyielding
פְּרִיpərîfruit
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerwhose
זַרְעוֹzarʿôhis seed
בוֹbôin itself
לְמִינֵהוּləmînēhûafter his kind
וַיַּרְאwayyarʾand saw
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
כִּיkîthat
טוֹבṭôḇgood
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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