Genesis 9:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

New Living Translation
I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.

English Standard Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

Berean Study Bible
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

New American Standard Bible
Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I have given everything to you, as I gave the green plant.

NASB 1995
"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.

NASB 1977
“Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.

Amplified Bible
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.

Christian Standard Bible
Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Contemporary English Version
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.

Good News Translation
Now you can eat them, as well as green plants; I give them all to you for food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everything that lives and moves will be your food. I gave you green plants as food; I now give you everything else.

International Standard Version
"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything.

NET Bible
You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

New King James Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs.

King James 2000 Bible
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given you all things.

New Heart English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave the green plants, I now give you everything.

World English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.

American King James Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

American Standard Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all.

A Faithful Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you, even as the green herb I have given you all things.

Darby Bible Translation
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.

English Revised Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

Webster's Bible Translation
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Euery thing that moueth and liueth, shall be meate for you: as the greene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Euery thyng that moueth it selfe, and that liueth, shall be meate for you, euen as the greene hearbe haue I geue you all thinges.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
All that moueth and hath life, be youre meate. Euen as the grene herbe, so haue I geue you all.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And all that moveth vppon the erth havynge lyfe shall be youre meate: Euen as ye grene herbes so geue I yow all thynge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

Young's Literal Translation
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

Smith's Literal Translation
Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave you all things.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And every thing that moveth and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And everything that moves and lives will be food for you. Just as with the edible plants, I have delivered them all to you,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And every creeping thing that lives shall be yours for food; as the green grass I have given everything to you.

Lamsa Bible
Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.
















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