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Genesis 1
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1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
1In the beginning, God created the universe and the earth.
2And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
2The earth was empty and had no shape; it was dark over the deep ocean, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
3Then God said, "Let there be light," and light appeared.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
5God named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." Evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
6Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters to separate the water below from the water above."
7And 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.
7So God made the space and separated the water under it from the water above it, and that is what happened.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
8God named the space "Sky." Evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
9Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place so that dry ground can appear," and that is what happened.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
10God named the dry ground "Land" and the gathered water "Seas," and God saw that it was good.
11And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
11Then God said, "Let the land produce plants—grass, plants that make seeds, and fruit trees that make fruit with seeds in them, each according to its own kind," and that is what happened.
12And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
12The land produced grass, plants that make seeds, and trees that make fruit with seeds in them, each according to its own kind. And God saw that it was good.
13And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
13Evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
14Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark the seasons, days, and years."
15and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
15"Let them be lights in the sky to shine on the earth," and that is what happened.
16And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he madethe stars also.
16God made two great lights: the larger light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night; he also made the stars.
17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
17God placed these lights in the sky to shine on the earth,
18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
18to rule over 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.
19Evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
20Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the sky."
21And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
21So God created the giant sea creatures and every living thing that moves and swarms in the water, each according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
22God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number; fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."
23And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
23Evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.
24Then God said, "Let the earth produce living creatures, each according to its kind: livestock, crawling animals, and wild animals," and that is what happened.
25And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
25God made the wild animals, the livestock, and every creature that crawls on the ground, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26And 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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
26Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature that crawls on the ground."
27And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
27So God created human beings in his own image; in the image of God he created them; he created them male and female.
28And 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 birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children and grow in number; fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living thing that moves on the earth."
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
29Then God said, "Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds in it. This will be your food."
30and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.
30"And I give every green plant as food to all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the creatures that crawl on the ground—everything that has life in it," and that is what happened.