Genesis 1

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The Creation

¹In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

²Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

²And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

The First Day

³And God said, “Let there be light,”^a and there was light.

³And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

⁴And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

⁴And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided between the light and between the darkness.

⁵God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.”

And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.^a

⁵And God called the light “Day,” and the darkness He called “Night.” And there was evening and there was morning—day one.

The Second Day

⁶And God said, “Let there be an expanse^a between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

⁶And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it be dividing between waters and waters.”

⁷So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

⁷And God made the firmament, and He divided between the waters that were under the firmament, and between the waters that were above the firmament. And it was so.

⁸God called the expanse “sky.”

And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

⁸And God called the firmament “Heavens.” And there was evening and there was morning—the second day.

The Third Day

⁹And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

⁹And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land be seen.” And it was so.

¹⁰God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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 bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

¹¹And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: The plant bearing seed and the fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind (whose seed is in it) on the earth.” And it was so.

¹²The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

¹²And the earth brought forth vegetation: The plant bearing seed according to its kind, and the tree producing fruit (whose seed is in it) according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

¹³And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

¹³And there was evening and there was morning—the third day.

The Fourth Day

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens, to divide between the day and between the night, and let them be for signs and for appointed times and for days and years,

¹⁵And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

¹⁵and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens, to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

¹⁶God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

¹⁶And God made the two great lights: The greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

¹⁷God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

¹⁷And God set them in the firmament of the heavens, to shine upon the earth,

¹⁸to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

¹⁸and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide between the light and between the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

¹⁹And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning—the fourth day.

The Fifth Day

²⁰And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

²⁰And God said, “Let the waters swarm with a swarm of living souls, and let the bird fly above the earth, on the face of the firmament of the heavens.”

²¹So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²¹And God created the great sea creatures and every living soul that is crawling, with which the waters swarmed according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²²Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

²²And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the bird multiply in the earth.”

²³And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

²³And there was evening and there was morning—the fifth day.

The Sixth Day

²⁴And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

²⁴And God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind: Livestock and the crawling thing and beast of the earth according to its kind.” And it was so.

²⁵God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, and the livestock according to its kind, and every crawling thing on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²⁶Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself^a and every creature that crawls upon it.”

²⁶And God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls upon the earth.”

²⁷So God created man in His own image;

in the image of God He created him;

male and female He created them.^a

²⁷And God created the man in His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

²⁸God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

²⁸And God 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 bird of the heavens and over every living thing that is crawling upon the earth.”

²⁹Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

²⁹And God said, “Behold, I have given to you every plant bearing seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree that has in it the fruit of a tree bearing seed—it shall be for food to you—

³⁰And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

³⁰and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything crawling upon the earth which has in it a living soul, every green plant for food.” And it was so.

³¹And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

³¹And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good! And there was evening and there was morning—the sixth day.