Genesis 1 — Side by side (WEB, ASV, DBY)

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

1In the beginningGod created the heavens 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.

2And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit ofGod was hovering over the face of the waters.

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

3AndGod said, Let there be light. And there was light.

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

4AndGod saw the light that it was good; andGod divided between the light and the darkness.

5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

5AndGod called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning — 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.

6AndGod said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.

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.

7AndGod made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.

8And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

8AndGod called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning — a 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.

9AndGod said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.

10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

10AndGod called the dry [land] Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. AndGod 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.

11AndGod said, Let the earth cause grass to spring up, herb producing seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so.

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.

12And the earth brought forth grass, herb producing seed after its kind, and trees yielding fruit, the seed of which is in them, after their kind. AndGod saw that it was good.

13And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

13And there was evening, and there was morning — a 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:

14AndGod said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

15and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

15and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.

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.

16AndGod made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, — and the stars.

17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

17AndGod set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light 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.

18and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. AndGod saw that it was good.

19And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

19And there was evening, and there was morning — a 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.

20AndGod said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.

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.

21AndGod created the great sea monsters, and every living soul that moves with which the waters swarm, after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind. AndGod 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.

22AndGod blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth.

23And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

23And there was evening, and there was morning — a 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.

24AndGod said, Let the earth bring forth living souls after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth, after their kind. And it was so.

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.

25AndGod made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind. AndGod 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.

26AndGod 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 heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.

27And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

27AndGod created Man in his image, in the image ofGod created he him; male and female created he them.

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.

28AndGod blessed them; andGod said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth 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:

29AndGod said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;

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.

30and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.

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.

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