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Berean Standard Bible

“Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.”

Genesis 1:11

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On the third day of creation, after God has separated sea from dry land, the text turns to the earth itself. The account is written as a carefully ordered, almost liturgical pattern of days, and in this verse the ground is called to bring forth life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

World English Bible (WEB)

God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth”; and it was so.

King James Version (KJV)

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Dios: Produzca la tierra hierba verde, hierba que dé simiente; árbol de fruto que dé fruto según su género, que su simiente esté en él, sobre la tierra: y fué así.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que dijo: «Que de la tierra brote toda clase de vegetación, es decir, plantas que se reproduzcan por medio de semillas, y árboles frutales en cuyos frutos estén sus semillas». Y, tal como Dios lo dijo, de la tierra brotaron las plantas y árboles frutales con sus respectivas semillas para su reproducción. Y Dios vio que todo esto era hermoso.

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