27 So God created man (A)in His own image, in the image of God He created him; (B)male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “(C)Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that [a]moves on the earth.” 29 Then God said, “Behold, (D)I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the [b]surface of all the earth, and every tree [c]which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30 and (E)to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that [d]moves on the earth [e]which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. 31 And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very (F)good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:28 Or crawls
  2. Genesis 1:29 Lit face of
  3. Genesis 1:29 Lit in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed
  4. Genesis 1:30 Or crawls
  5. Genesis 1:30 Lit in which is living breath

27 So God created(A) mankind(B) in his own image,(C)
    in the image of God(D) he created them;
    male and female(E) he created them.(F)

28 God blessed them and said to them,(G) “Be fruitful and increase in number;(H) fill the earth(I) and subdue it. Rule over(J) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(K)

29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(L) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(M) in it—I give every green plant for food.(N)” And it was so.

31 God saw all that he had made,(O) and it was very good.(P) And there was evening, and there was morning(Q)—the sixth day.

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