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Gen 1:20 — And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Let the waters	Gen 1:22; Gen 2:19; Gen 8:17; Psa 104:24,25; Psa 148:10; Act 17:25
moving	or, creeping. 1Ki 4:33
life	Heb. a living soul. Gen 1:30; Ecc 2:21
fowl that may fly	Heb. let fowl fly. This marginal reading is more conformable to the original, and reconciles this passage with Gen 2:19. 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. Gen 1:7,14