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Genesis 1:20

Genesis 1:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Let the waters: , , ; , ;

moving: or, creeping,

life: Heb. a living soul, ;

fowl that may fly: Heb. let fowl fly, This marginal reading is more conformable to the original, and reconciles this passage with . The word fowl, from the Saxon fleon:, to fly, exactly corresponds to the original, which denotes every thing that flies, whether bird or insect.

open firmament: Heb. face of the firmament, ,

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