1.1 KiB
the sixth day
The next event in a continuing, orderly progression of days and creative acts.
Let there be all kinds of land animals!
This is a command that happened immediately because it was spoken by God. It may be more natural to translate this as a statement of certainty that this would definitely happen. For example, you could translate this as, “There will be all kinds of land animals!” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-imperative)
all kinds
This indicates a great variety, but also order.
land animals
Every kind of animal that lived on the land, as opposed to the birds, or animals that live in the seas.
farm animals
The kinds of land animals that commonly live peacefully with people–-as in tame, or domesticated animals.
crawled on the ground
This probably includes reptiles, and possibly the insects.
wild
The kinds of animals that do not normally live peacefully with people, usually because they are afraid of people, or dangerous to them.
it was good
This phrase is repeated throughout creation to show that every step went exactly according to God’s wise plan and purpose.