Other translations
New Catholic Bible
Land animals became water creatures, while creatures that swim migrated to dry land.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
Good News Translation®
Land animals took to the water, and swimming creatures came up on the land.
Wycliffe Bible
Beasts of the field were turned into beasts of water; whatever were swimming things, went in (or on) the land. [Fieldy wild things into watery be turned; whatever were swimming, in (or on) the earth passed.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
Common English Bible © 2011
In this way, land animals were changed into underwater creatures, while animals that swam in the waters now moved onto the land.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
For land creatures were changed into water creatures, and those that swam went over on land.
Revised Standard Version
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.