# Genesis 1.11 **Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 9. And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. > > **11. And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.** > > 12. And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (Genesis 1:9-13, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 9. God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10. God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good. > > **11. God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth”; and it was so.** > > 12. The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. 13. There was evening and there was morning, a third day. (Genesis 1:9-13, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 9. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. > > **11. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass** > > 12. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13. And the evening and the morning were the third day. (Genesis 1:9-13, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 9. And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so. 10. And God calleth to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called 'Seas;' and God seeth that [it is] good. > > **11. And God saith, 'Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed [is] in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.** > > 12. And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that [it is] good; 13. and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day third. (Genesis 1:9-13, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Origin of Life](/codex/argument-from-origin-of-life/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [Biogenesis Argument](/codex/biogenesis-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/), [Genesis 1.11-25](/codex/genesis-1-11-25/) - [Chirality Argument](/codex/chirality-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [Common Design vs Common Descent Argument](/codex/common-design-vs-common-descent-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [Interdependency Argument](/codex/interdependency-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-25](/codex/genesis-1-11-25/) - [Miller-Urey Reframe Argument](/codex/miller-urey-reframe-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [Phylogenetic Incongruence Argument](/codex/phylogenetic-incongruence-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [RNA World Failure Argument](/codex/rna-world-failure-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) - [Signature in the Cell Argument](/codex/signature-in-the-cell-argument/), via [Genesis 1.11-12](/codex/genesis-1-11-12/) **Concepts:** - [Divine Conservationism](/codex/divine-conservationism/) - [Occasionalism](/codex/occasionalism/) **People:** - [John Currid](/codex/john-currid/), via [Genesis 1.1-11](/codex/genesis-1-1-11/) **Lexicon:** - [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/), via [Genesis 1.3-31](/codex/genesis-1-3-31/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.