¹⁹^aAnd out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the ¹sky, and He ^bbrought each to the man to see what he would call it; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

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a Gen 1:24
b Gen 1:26

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and he brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called that living creature was its name.

KJV 1900King James Version

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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