Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

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.

King James Version

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

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.

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 Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority. 3 You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. 4 But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:15

On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the Lord your God blesses you in all your villages. Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.

Romans 14:14

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

Genesis 1:29-30

Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

Leviticus 11:1-47

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

Leviticus 22:8

He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 14:3-21

You must not eat any forbidden thing.

Psalm 104:14-15

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

Acts 10:12-15

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.

Romans 14:3

The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:20

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

1 Corinthians 10:23

"Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds others up.

1 Corinthians 10:25-26

Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience,

1 Corinthians 10:31

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days --

Colossians 2:21-22

"Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"

1 Timothy 4:3-5

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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