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[1] In the beginning, God§ created the heavens and the earth. [2] 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. [3] God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. [4] God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness. [5] God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day. [6] God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” [7] God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. [8] God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day. [9] God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so. [10] God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good. [11] God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so. [12] The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. [13] There was evening and there was morning, a third day. [14] God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years; [15] and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so. [16] God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars. [17] God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth, [18] and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. [19] There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. [20] God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” [21] God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good. [22] God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” [23] There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. [24] God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so. [25] God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good. [26] God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion 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 creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” [27] God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. [28] God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” [29] God said, “Behold,§ I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. [30] To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so. [31] God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
  2. § 1:29 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version
[1] In the beginning H7225 God H430 created H1254 (QalPerf) the heaven H8064 and H853 the earth. H776 [2] 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 [3] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let there be H1961 (QalImpf) light: H216 and there was light. H216 [4] And God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) the light, H216 that H3588 it was good: H2896 and God H430 divided H914 (HiphImpf) the light H216 from H996 the darkness. H2822§ [5] And God H430 called H7121 (QalImpf) the light H216 Day, H3117 and the darkness H2822 he called H7121 (QalPerf) Night. H3915 And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the first H259 day. H3117§ [6] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let there be a firmament H7549§ in the midst H8432 of the waters, H4325 and let it divide H914 (HiphPtc) the waters H4325 from the waters. H4325 [7] And God H430 made H6213 (QalImpf) the firmament, H7549 and divided H914 (HiphImpf) the waters H4325 which H834 were under H8478 the firmament H7549 from the waters H4325 which H834 were above H5921 the firmament: H7549 and it was so. H3651 [8] And God H430 called H7121 (QalImpf) the firmament H7549 Heaven. H8064 And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the second H8145 day. H3117 [9] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let the waters H4325 under the heaven H8064 be gathered together H6960 (NiphImpf) unto H413 one H259 place, H4725 and let the dry H3004 land appear: H7200 (NiphImpf) and it was so. [10] And God H430 called H7121 (QalImpf) the dry H3004 land Earth; H776 and the gathering together H4723 of the waters H4325 called H7121 (QalPerf) he Seas: H3220 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that it was good. H2896 [11] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let the earth H776 bring forth H1876 (HiphImpf) grass, H1877§ the herb H6212 yielding H2232 (HiphPtc) seed, H2233 and the fruit H6529 tree H6086 yielding H6213 (QalActPtc) fruit H6529 after his kind, H4327 whose H834 seed H2233 is in itself, upon the earth: H776 and it was so. [12] And the earth H776 brought forth H3318 (HiphImpf) grass, H1877 and herb H6212 yielding H2232 (HiphPtc) seed H2233 after his kind, H4327 and the tree H6086 yielding H6213 (QalActPtc) fruit, H6529 whose seed H2233 was in itself, after his kind: H4327 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that it was good. H2896 [13] And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the third H7992 day. H3117 [14] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let there be lights H3974 in the firmament H7549 of the heaven H8064 to divide H914 (HiphInf) the day H3117 from the night; H3915§ and let them be for signs, H226 and for seasons, H4150 and for days, H3117 and years: H8141 [15] and let them be for lights H3974 in the firmament H7549 of the heaven H8064 to give light H215 (HiphInf) upon the earth: H776 and it was so. [16] And God H430 made H6213 (QalImpf) two H8147 great H1419 lights; H3974 the greater H1419 light H3974 to rule H4475 the day, H3117§ and the lesser H6996 light H3974 to rule H4475 the night: H3915 he made the stars H3556 also. [17] And God H430 set H5414 (QalImpf) them in the firmament H7549 of the heaven H8064 to give light H215 (HiphInf) upon the earth, H776 [18] and to rule H4910 (QalInf) over the day H3117 and over the night, H3915 and to divide H914 (HiphInf) the light H216 from the darkness: H2822 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that it was good. H2896 [19] And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the fourth H7243 day. H3117 [20] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let the waters H4325 bring forth abundantly H8317 (QalImpf) the moving§ creature H8318 that hath H5315 life, H2416§ and fowl H5775 that may fly H5774 (PoleImpf) above H5921 the earth H776 in the open H6440 firmament H7549 of heaven. H8064ⓘ [21] And God H430 created H1254 (QalImpf) great H1419 whales, H8577 and every living H2416 creature H5315 that moveth, H7430 (QalActPtc) which the waters H4325 brought forth abundantly, H8317 (QalPerf) after their kind, H4327 and every winged H3671 fowl H5775 after his kind: H4327 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that it was good. H2896 [22] And God H430 blessed H1288 (PielImpf) them, saying, H559 (QalInf) Be fruitful, H6509 (QalImpv) and multiply, H7235 (QalImpv) and fill H4390 (QalImpv) the waters H4325 in the seas, H3220 and let fowl H5775 multiply H7235 (QalImpf) in the earth. H776 [23] And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the fifth H2549 day. H3117 [24] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let the earth H776 bring forth H3318 (HiphImpf) the living H2416 creature H5315 after his kind, H4327 cattle, H929 and creeping thing, H7431 and beast H2416 of the earth H776 after his kind: H4327 and it was so. [25] And God H430 made H6213 (QalImpf) the beast H2416 of the earth H776 after his kind, H4327 and cattle H929 after their kind, H4327 and every thing that creepeth H7431 upon the earth H127 after his kind: H4327 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that it was good. H2896 [26] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Let us make H6213 (QalImpf) man H120 in our image, H6754 after our likeness: H1823 and let them have dominion H7287 (QalImpf) over the fish H1710 of the sea, H3220 and over the fowl H5775 of the air, H8064 and over the cattle, H929 and over all the earth, H776 and over every creeping thing H7431 that creepeth H7430 (QalActPtc) upon the earth. H776 [27] So God H430 created H1254 (QalImpf) man H120 in his own image, H6754 in the image H6754 of God H430 created H1254 (QalPerf) he him; male H2145 and female H5347 created H1254 (QalPerf) he them. [28] And God H430 blessed H1288 (PielImpf) them, and God H430 said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, Be fruitful, H6509 (QalImpv) and multiply, H7235 (QalImpv) and replenish H4390 (QalImpv) the earth, H776 and subdue it: H3533 (QalImpv) and have dominion H7287 (QalImpv) over the fish H1710 of the sea, H3220 and over the fowl H5775 of the air, H8064 and over every living thing H2416 that moveth H7430 (QalActPtc)§ upon the earth. H776 [29] And God H430 said, H559 (QalImpf) Behold, H2009 I have given H5414 (QalPerf) you every herb H6212 bearing H2232 (QalActPtc) seed, H2233§ which is upon the face H6440 of all the earth, H776 and every tree, H6086 in the which is the fruit H6529 of a tree H6086 yielding H2232 (QalActPtc) seed; H2233 to you it shall be H1961 (QalImpf) for meat. H402 [30] And to every beast H2416 of the earth, H776 and to every fowl H5775 of the air, H8064 and to every thing that creepeth H7430 (QalActPtc) upon the earth, H776 wherein there is life,§ H2416 I have given every green H3418 herb H6212 for meat: H402 and it was so. [31] And God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) every thing that H834 he had made, H6213 (QalPerf) and, behold, it was very H3966 good. H2896 And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the sixth H8345 day. H3117

Footnotes

  1. § 1:4 Heb. between the light and between the darkness
  2. § 1:5 Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was
  3. § 1:6 Heb. expansion
  4. § 1:11 Heb. tender grass
  5. § 1:14 Heb. between the day and between the night
  6. § 1:16 Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.
  7. § 1:20a Or, creeping
  8. § 1:20b Heb. soul
  9. ⓘ 1:20c face of the firmament of heaven
  10. § 1:28 Heb. creepeth
  11. § 1:29 Heb. seeding seed
  12. § 1:30 Heb. a living soul
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