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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'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 1:20 word 2

יִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.Tzulet them swarm

Lemma: שָׁרַץ (sha.rats) · Strong's: H8317

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to swarm

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:7, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8317; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 3

הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 4

שֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzswarming thing[s]

Lemma: שֶׁ֫רֶץ (she.rets) · Strong's: H8318

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: swarm

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 7:21, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:21, Leviticus 11:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8318; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 5

נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshcreature[s]

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: animal

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 9:10, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315K; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 6

חַיָּ֑הchai.Yahliving

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 7

וְעוֹף֙ve.'Ofand bird[s]

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 8

יְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.Feflet it fly

Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to fly

Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:17, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 55:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 9

עַל\־'al-above

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 10

הָאָ֔רֶץha.'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 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 11

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 12

פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 13

רְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'[the] firmament of

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 14

הַשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:20 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
teem	→	שָׁרַץ H8317 to swarm
with living	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315K soul: animal
. . .	→	חַי H2416A alive
creatures	→	שֶׁ֫רֶץ H8318 swarm
and let birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
fly	→	עוּף H5774A to fly
above	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
the open	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
of the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven

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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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