Gen 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein {there is} life, {I have given} every green herb for meat: and it was so. {life: Heb. a living soul}
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He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}
He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, {the appetite: Heb. the life}
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. {behemoth: probably an extinct animal of some kind}
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
The range of the mountains {is} his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain {are}, there {is} she.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}
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. {moving: or, creeping} {life: Heb. soul} {fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly} {open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven}