Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Genesis 1:20

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Let the waters: Gen 1:22, Gen 2:19, Gen 8:17; Psa 104:24, Psa 104:25, Psa 148:10; Act 17:25 moving: or, creeping, Kg1 4:33 life: Heb. a living soul, Gen 1:30; Ecc 2:21 fowl that may fly: Heb. let fowl fly, This marginal reading is more conformable to the original, and reconciles this passage with Gen 2:19. The word fowl, from the Saxon fleon, to fly, exactly corresponds to the original, which denotes every thing that flies, whether bird or insect. open firmament: Heb. face of the firmament, Gen 1:7, Gen 1:14 Genesis 1:21

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