# moved upon

"moved about" or "roamed"

# all the living creatures that lived in great numbers upon the earth

This refers to all the animals that move around on the ground in large groups.

# who breathed the breath of life through their noses

Here "noses" represent the whole animal or human. AT: "everyone that breathed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the breath of life

The words "breath" and "life" represent the power that causes people and animals to be alive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# died

This refers to physical death.