Genesis 1
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Creation
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2And the earth was #1:2 Or a waste and emptinessformless and void, and darkness was over the #1:2 Lit facesurface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the #1:2 Lit facesurface of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6Then God said, “Let there be #1:6 Or a firmamentan expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7So God made the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse and separated the waters which were below the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse from the waters which were above the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse; and it was so. 8And God called the #1:8 Or firmamentexpanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, “Let the earth sprout #1:11 Or grassvegetation, #1:11 Or herbsplants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after #1:11 Lit itstheir kind #1:11 Lit in which is its seedwith seed in them”; and it was so. 12And the earth brought forth #1:12 Or grassvegetation, #1:12 Or herbsplants yielding seed after #1:12 Lit itstheir kind, and trees bearing fruit #1:12 Lit in which is its seedwith seed in them, after #1:12 Lit itstheir kind; and God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14Then God said, “Let there be #1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearerslights in the #1:14 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; 15and let them be for #1:15 Or luminaries, light-bearerslights in the #1:15 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16So God made the two #1:16 Or luminaries, light-bearersgreat lights, the greater #1:16 Or luminary, light-bearerlight #1:16 Lit for the dominion ofto rule the day, and the lesser #1:16 Or luminary, light-bearerlight #1:16 Lit for the dominion ofto rule the night, and also the stars. 17And God placed them in the #1:17 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18and #1:18 Lit for the dominion ofto rule the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth #1:20 Lit onacross the face of the #1:20 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens.” 21And God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. 22Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures after #1:24 Lit itstheir kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after #1:24 Lit itstheir kind”; and it was so. 25God made the beasts of the earth after #1:25 Lit itstheir kind, and the cattle after #1:25 Lit itstheir kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the #1:26 Lit heavenssky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the #1:28 Lit heavenssky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.” 29Then God said, “Behold, I have given to you every plant yielding seed that is on the #1:29 Lit face ofsurface of all the earth, and every tree #1:29 Lit in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seedwhich has the fruit of the tree yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the #1:30 Lit heavenssky and to every thing that creeps on the earth #1:30 Lit in which is a living soulwhich has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. 31And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
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Genesis 1
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1 In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
2 But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light." And light became.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses.
5 And he called the light, 'Day,' and the darknesses, 'Night.' And it became evening and morning, one day.
6 God also said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from waters."
7 And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.
8 And God called the firmament 'Heaven.' And it became evening and morning, the second day.
9 Truly God said: "Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear." And so it became.
10 And God called the dry land, 'Earth,' and he called the gathering of the waters, 'Seas.' And God saw that it was good.
11 And he said, "Let the land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth." And so it became.
12 And the land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. And God saw that it was good.
13 And it became evening and the morning, the third day.
14 Then God said: "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven. And let them divide day from night, and let them become signs, both of the seasons, and of the days and years.
15 Let them shine in the firmament of heaven and illuminate the earth." And so it became.
16 And God made two great lights: a greater light, to rule over the day, and a lesser light, to rule over the night, along with the stars.
17 And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth,
18 and to rule over the day as well as the night, and to divide light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And it became evening and morning, the fourth day.
20 And then God said, "Let the waters produce animals with a living soul, and flying creatures above the earth, under the firmament of heaven."
21 And God created the great sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 And he blessed them, saying: "Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea. And let the birds be multiplied above the land."
23 And it became evening and morning, the fifth day.
24 God also said, "Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species." And so it became.
25 And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 And he said: "Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth."
27 And God created man to his own image; to the image of God he created him; male and female, he created them.
28 And God blessed them, and he said, "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
29 And God said: "Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you,
30 and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed." And so it became.
31 And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, the sixth day.