Genesis 1:25 Commentary: Rashi, Sforno, Shadal & Haamek Davar

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֩ אֶת־חַיַּ֨ת הָאָ֜רֶץ לְמִינָ֗הּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃

And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

Rashi on Genesis

ויעש AND HE MADE — He formed them with their full volition and in their full stature (Chullin 60a).
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Sforno on Genesis

“And G-d made the beasts of the earth according to their kind” – He gave to each species senses and capacities in accordance with what was necessary for that species.
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Shadal on Genesis

And He made: [This is] the explanation (or elaboration) of "and it was so."
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Haamek Davar on Genesis

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Haamek Davar on Genesis

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