Parallel Verses

King James Version

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

New American Standard Bible

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

Holman Bible

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

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.

A Conservative Version

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. As the green herb, I have given you all.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Every moving thing that lives shall be for you as food. As [I gave] the green plants to you, I have [now] given you everything.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And all that moveth upon the earth, having life, shall be your meat: Even as the green herbs, so give I you all things.

NET Bible

You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

As for every moving thing that hath life, yours, shall it be, for food, - Like the green herb, have I given you all things.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רמשׂ 
Remes 
Usage: 17

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

shall be meat
אכלה 
'oklah 
Usage: 18

for you even as the green
ירק 
Yereq 
Usage: 6

עשׂב 
`eseb 
Usage: 33

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

Context Readings

God's Covenant With Noah

2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:15

Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

Romans 14:14

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Genesis 1:29-30

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Leviticus 11:1-47

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

Leviticus 22:8

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

Psalm 104:14-15

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Acts 10:12-15

Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

Romans 14:3

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 14:20

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

1 Corinthians 10:23

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

1 Corinthians 10:25-26

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

1 Corinthians 10:31

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Colossians 2:16

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Colossians 2:21-22

(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

1 Timothy 4:3-5

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

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