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19 There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.

The Fifth Day—Fish and Birds

20 Then God said, “Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth.” 21 So God created the large sea animals.[a] He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:21 large sea animals Or “sea monsters.”

19 And there was evening, and there was morning(A)—the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(B) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(C) 21 So God created(D) the great creatures of the sea(E) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(F) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(G) And God saw that it was good.(H)

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