Genesis 1:29 (YLT)

Passage

And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which <FI>is<Fi> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:27 And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

Genesis 1:28 And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

Genesis 1:29 And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which <FI>is<Fi> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;

Genesis 1:30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which <FI>is<Fi> breath of life, every green herb <FI>is<Fi> for food:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:31 And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "given", "herb", "sowing", "seed", "upon", "face", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "given", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And God blesseth them and God saith..." into verse 30's "and to every beast of the earth...", so "saith" and "given" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "given" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.