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World English Bible

Genesis 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Genesis 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Genesis 1:29 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 1 (KJVS)

[1] In the beginning God created () the heaven and the earth .
[2] And the earth was () without form , and void ; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep . And the Spirit of God moved () upon the face of the waters .
[3] And God said (), Let there be () light : and there was light .
[4] And God saw () the light , that [it was] good : and God divided () the light from the darkness .
[5] And God called () the light Day , and the darkness he called () Night . And the evening and the morning were the first day .
[6] And God said (), Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters , and let it divide () the waters from the waters .
[7] And God made () the firmament , and divided () the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament : and it was so .
[8] And God called () the firmament Heaven . And the evening and the morning were the second day .
[9] And God said (), Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together () unto one place , and let the dry [land] appear (): and it was so.
[10] And God called () the dry [land] Earth ; and the gathering together of the waters called () he Seas : and God saw () that [it was] good .
[11] And God said (), Let the earth bring forth () grass , the herb yielding () seed , [and] the fruit tree yielding () fruit after his kind , whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
[12] And the earth brought forth () grass , [and] herb yielding () seed after his kind , and the tree yielding () fruit , whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind : and God saw () that [it was] good .
[13] And the evening and the morning were the third day .
[14] And God said (), Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide () the day from the night ; and let them be for signs , and for seasons , and for days , and years :
[15] And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light () upon the earth : and it was so.
[16] And God made () two great lights ; the greater light to rule the day , and the lesser light to rule the night : [he made] the stars also.
[17] And God set () them in the firmament of the heaven to give light () upon the earth ,
[18] And to rule () over the day and over the night , and to divide () the light from the darkness : and God saw () that [it was] good .
[19] And the evening and the morning were the fourth day .
[20] And God said (), Let the waters bring forth abundantly () the moving creature that hath life , and fowl [that] may fly () above the earth in the open firmament of heaven .
[21] And God created () great whales , and every living creature that moveth (), which the waters brought forth abundantly (), after their kind , and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw () that [it was] good .
[22] And God blessed () them, saying (), Be fruitful (), and multiply (), and fill () the waters in the seas , and let fowl multiply () in the earth .
[23] And the evening and the morning were the fifth day .
[24] And God said (), Let the earth bring forth () the living creature after his kind , cattle , and creeping thing , and beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so.
[25] And God made () the beast of the earth after his kind , and cattle after their kind , and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw () that [it was] good .
[26] And God said (), Let us make () man in our image , after our likeness : and let them have dominion () over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over the cattle , and over all the earth , and over every creeping thing that creepeth () upon the earth .
[27] So God created () man in his [own] image , in the image of God created () he him; male and female created () he them.
[28] And God blessed () them, and God said () unto them, Be fruitful (), and multiply (), and replenish () the earth , and subdue it (): and have dominion () over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over every living thing that moveth () upon the earth .
[29] And God said (), Behold , I have given () you every herb bearing () seed , which [is] upon the face of all the earth , and every tree , in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding () seed ; to you it shall be () for meat .
[30] And to every beast of the earth , and to every fowl of the air , and to every thing that creepeth () upon the earth , wherein [there is] life , [I have given] every green herb for meat : and it was so.
[31] And God saw () every thing that he had made (), and, behold, [it was] very good . And the evening and the morning were the sixth day .

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 1 (YLT)

[1] In the beginning of God’s preparing the heavens and the earth-
[2] the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,
[3] and God saith, ‘Let light be;’ and light is.
[4] And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,
[5] and God calleth to the light ‘Day,’ and to the darkness He hath called ‘Night;’ and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day one.
[6] And God saith, ‘Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.’
[7] And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which are under the expanse, and the waters which are above the expanse: and it is so.
[8] And God calleth to the expanse ‘Heavens;’ and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day second.
[9] And God saith, ‘Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:’ and it is so.
[10] And God calleth to the dry land ‘Earth,’ and to the collection of the waters He hath called ‘Seas;’ and God seeth that it is good.
[11] And God saith, ‘Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:’ and it is so.
[12] And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed is in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that it is good;
[13] and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day third.
[14] And God saith, ‘Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,
[15] and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:’ and it is so.
[16] And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary-and the stars-for the rule of the night;
[17] and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
[18] and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that it is good;
[19] and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day fourth.
[20] And God saith, ‘Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.’
[21] And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.
[22] And God blesseth them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:’
[23] and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day fifth.
[24] And God saith, ‘Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:’ and it is so.
[25] And God maketh the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.
[26] And God saith, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.’
[27] And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.
[28] And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.’
[29] And God saith, ‘Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;
[30] and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which is breath of life, every green herb is for food:’ and it is so.
[31] And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day the sixth.