Genesis 1:20 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And God saith, `Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.`

English ASV

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

English Amplified

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then God said, “Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.

English EASY 2024

God said, ‘The waters will become full with many living things. Birds will appear and fly above the earth, all across the sky.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then God commanded, “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then God said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the expanse of the heavens.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures and let the birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." And so it happened:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

God said, "Let the waters be filled with living things. Let birds fly above the earth across the huge space of the sky."

English NIV

And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

English NKJ 1982

Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.”

English NLT

And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

God said, “ Let there be life! Let the waters swarm with sea life, and let the sky be filled with soaring birds of every kind.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then God said, “Let the waters teem with fish and other life, and let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.“

English Tyndale 1537

And God said, let the water bring forth creatures that move and have life, and fowls for to flee(fly) over the earth under the firmament of heaven.