Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 1:20

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל הָאָרֶץ עַל פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
King James Version (KJV)

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Modern English

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

שֶׁרֶץsheretzswarms/creatures
נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּהnefesh chayaliving soul/creature
עוֹףofbirds/flying creatures
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