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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. (KJV)
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וַתּוֹצֵ֨אva.to.Tze'and <it> brought forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)
Meaning: to come out: produce
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 35:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 1
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 2
דֶּ֠שֶׁאDe.she'vegetation
Lemma: דֶּ֫שֶׁא (de.she) · Strong's: H1877
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: grass
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 6:5, Job 38:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1877; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 3
עֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevplant[s]
Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂב (e.sev) · Strong's: H6212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vegetation
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6212; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 4
מַזְרִ֤יעַmaz.Ri.a'[which] bears seed
Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to sow
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 5
זֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23, Genesis 47:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 6
לְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huto kind its
Lemma: מִין (min) · Strong's: H4327
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: kind
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4327; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 7
וְעֵ֧ץve.'Etzand tree[s]
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 8
עֹֽשֶׂה\־'o.seh-producing
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 9
פְּרִ֛יpe.Rifruit
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 11
זַרְעוֹ\־zar.'ov-seed its
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23, Genesis 47:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 12
לְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huto kind its
Lemma: מִין (min) · Strong's: H4327
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: kind
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4327; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 13
וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 14
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 15
כִּי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 16
טֽוֹב\׃Tov[it was] good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2895
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: be pleasing
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 49:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT Genesis 1:12 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| produced | → | יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce |
| vegetation | → | דֶּ֫שֶׁא H1877 grass |
| seed-bearing | → | זָרַע H2232 to sow |
| . . . | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed |
| plants | → | עֵ֫שֶׂב H6212 vegetation |
| according to their kinds | → | מִין H4327 kind |
| and trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| bearing | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| with seed | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed |
| . . . | → | |
| according to their kinds | → | מִין H4327 kind |
| And God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it was good | → | H2896 |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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