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The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

And the earth H776 was H1961 (QalPerf) without form, H8414 and void; H922 and darkness H2822 [was] upon the face H6440 of the deep. H8415 And the Spirit H7307 of God H430 moved H7363 (PielPtc) upon H5921 the face H6440 of the waters. H4325

η δε γη ην αορατος και ακατασκευαστος και σκοτος επανω της αβυσσου και πνευμα θεου επεφερετο επανω του υδατος

But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.

But the cormorant H6893 and the bittern H7090 shall possess H3423 (QalPerf) it; the owl H3244 also and the raven H6158 shall dwell H7931 (QalImpf) in it: and he shall stretch out H5186 (QalPerf) upon it the line H6957 of confusion, H8414 and the stones H68 of emptiness. H922

και κατοικησουσιν εν αυτη ορνεα και εχινοι και ιβεις και κορακες και επιβληθησεται επ αυτην σπαρτιον γεωμετριας ερημου και ονοκενταυροι οικησουσιν εν αυτη

I saw the earth and, behold, it was waste and void, and the heavens, and they had no light.

I beheld H7200 (QalPerf) the earth, H776 and, lo, [it was] without form, H8414 and void; H922 and the heavens, H8064 and they [had] no light. H216

επεβλεψα επι την γην και ιδου ουθεν και εις τον ουρανον και ουκ ην τα φωτα αυτου