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.
Genesis 1
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The Creation
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2And the earth was a #1:2 Or wasteformless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the #1:2 Lit face ofsurface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the #1:2 Lit face ofsurface of the waters. 3Then God said, “#1:3 I.e., a command, not a request; and so throughout the chLet there be light”; and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God 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 firmament; i.e., atmosphere and spacean expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7God made the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse, and separated the waters that were below the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse from the waters that were above the #1:7 Or firmamentexpanse; and it was so. 8God 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 according to #1:11 Lit itstheir kind #1:11 Lit in which is its seedwith seed in them”; and it was so. 12The earth produced #1:12 Or grassvegetation, #1:12 Or herbsplants yielding seed according to #1:12 Lit itstheir kind, and trees bearing fruit #1:12 Lit in which is its seedwith seed in them, according to #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-bearers, and so throughout the chlights in the #1:14 Or firmament; i.e., atmosphere and spaceexpanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and they shall #1:14 Lit be forserve as signs and for seasons, and for days and years; 15and they #1:15 Lit be forshall serve as lights in the #1:15 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16God made the two great lights, the greater light #1:16 Lit for the dominion ofto govern the day, and the lesser light #1:16 Lit for the dominion ofto govern the night; He made the stars also. 17God 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 govern 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 #1:20 Or swarmteem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth #1:20 Lit on the face ofin the open #1:20 Or firmamentexpanse of the heavens.” 21And God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24Then God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures according to #1:24 Lit itstheir kind: livestock and crawling things and animals of the earth according to #1:24 Lit itstheir kind”; and it was so. 25God made the animals of the earth according to #1:25 Lit itstheir kind, and the livestock according to #1:25 Lit itstheir kind, and everything that crawls on the ground according to its kind; and God saw that it was good.
26Then God said, “#1:26 I.e., indicating united action, not a requestLet Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and #1:26 I.e., have them rulelet them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” 27So 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 rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that #1:28 Or crawlsmoves on the earth.” 29Then God said, “Behold, I have given 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 fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30and to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that #1:30 Or crawlsmoves on the earth #1:30 Lit in which is living breathwhich 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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