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Genesis 1:20

20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds1 fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

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[1] 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20

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Genesis 1:20, KJV

20 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.

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Genesis 1:20, NASB

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."

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Genesis 1:20, NLT

20Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”

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