King James Version

Genesis 9:3

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

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רֶ֨מֶשׂ֙remesthat creepethרֶמֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “that creepeth”, the ordinary formH7431a reptile or any other rapidly moving animalthat creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.חַ֔יchaylifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.לָכֶ֥םlakhemtoלָכֶ֥םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toיִהְיֶ֖הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְאָכְלָ֑הleakhelahto foodאׇכְלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to food”, the ordinary formH402foodconsume, devour, eat, food, meat.כְּיֶ֣רֶקkeyereqas grassיֶרֶקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as grass”, the ordinary formH3418properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetationgrass, green (thing).עֵ֔שֶׂבesevgrassעֶשֶׂבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH6212grass (or any tender shoot)grass, herb.נָתַ֥תִּיnatatigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כֹּֽלkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πᾶν ἑρπετὸν, ὅ ἐστι ζῶν, ὑμῖν ἔσται εἰς βρῶσιν· ὡς λάχανα χόρτου δέδωκα ὑμῖν τὰ πάντα.