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Genesis 1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness lay over the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the face of the water. And God said: Let there be light. And there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and God divided the light from the darkness.

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The first days

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness lay over the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the face of the water. And God said: Let there be light. And there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning: the first day. And God said: Let there be a sky between the waters, separating water from water. And God made the vault, and divided the water under it from the water above it. And so it was. And God called the sky Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning: the second day. And God said: Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let dry ground appear. And so it was. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathered waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said: Let the land put out growing things — seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees bearing fruit with the seed in it, each of its kind. And so it was. And the land put out growing things: seed-bearing plants of their kind, and trees bearing fruit with the seed in it, each of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning: the third day.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters. And God said: Let there be light. And there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said: Let there be a vault in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the vault and divided the waters that were under the vault from the waters that were above the vault. And it was so. And God called the vault Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land show. And it was so. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said: Let the earth bring out grass, plants giving seed, and fruit trees giving fruit of their kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth. And it was so. And the earth brought out grass, and plants giving seed of their kind, and the tree giving fruit whose seed was in itself, of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 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. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 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. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 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. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 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. 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. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

King James Version, 1611

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2

And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness lay over the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the face of the water.

Plain English

And the earth was without form and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.

King James Version, 1611

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.

King James Version, 1611

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

4

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

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

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 there was evening, and there was morning: the first day.

Plain English

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

King James Version, 1611

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 sky between the waters, separating water from water.

Plain English

And God said: Let there be a vault in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

King James Version, 1611

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 vault, and divided the water under it from the water above it. And so it was.

Plain English

And God made the vault and divided the waters that were under the vault from the waters that were above the vault. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 sky Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning: the second day.

Plain English

And God called the vault Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

King James Version, 1611

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9

And God said: Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let dry ground appear. And so it was.

Plain English

And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land show. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 gathered waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

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 land put out growing things — seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees bearing fruit with the seed in it, each of its kind. And so it was.

Plain English

And God said: Let the earth bring out grass, plants giving seed, and fruit trees giving fruit of their kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 land put out growing things: seed-bearing plants of their kind, and trees bearing fruit with the seed in it, each of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Plain English

And the earth brought out grass, and plants giving seed of their kind, and the tree giving fruit whose seed was in itself, of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

King James Version, 1611

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 there was evening, and there was morning: the third day.

Plain English

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

King James Version, 1611

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Lights and living things

And God said: Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to divide the day from the night, and let them mark the seasons and the days and the years. And let them be lights in the vault of the sky, to give light on the earth. And so it was. And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. And he made the stars as well. And God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning: the fourth day. And God said: Let the water teem with living things, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the sky. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves and teems in the waters, each of its kind, and every winged bird of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them: Be fruitful and increase, and fill the water in the seas. And let the birds increase on the earth. And there was evening, and there was morning: the fifth day.

And God said: Let there be lights in the vault of the heaven to divide the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. And let them be for lights in the vault of the heaven, to give light on the earth. And it was so. 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 too. And God set them in the vault of the heaven, to give light on the earth, 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. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. And God said: Let the waters bring out plenty of moving things that have life, and birds that fly above the earth in the open vault of heaven. And God created great sea creatures, and every living thing that moves, that the waters brought out plenty of, of their kind, and every winged bird of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them: Be fruitful and grow to be many, and fill the waters in the seas. And let the birds grow to be many on the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 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. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 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. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 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. 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. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

14

And God said: Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to divide the day from the night, and let them mark the seasons and the days and the years.

Plain English

And God said: Let there be lights in the vault of the heaven to divide the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.

King James Version, 1611

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 lights in the vault of the sky, to give light on the earth. And so it was.

Plain English

And let them be for lights in the vault of the heaven, to give light on the earth. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. And he made the stars as well.

Plain English

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 too.

King James Version, 1611

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 vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

Plain English

And God set them in the vault of the heaven, to give light on the earth,

King James Version, 1611

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

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

Plain English

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.

King James Version, 1611

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 there was evening, and there was morning: the fourth day.

Plain English

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

King James Version, 1611

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20

And God said: Let the water teem with living things, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the sky.

Plain English

And God said: Let the waters bring out plenty of moving things that have life, and birds that fly above the earth in the open vault of heaven.

King James Version, 1611

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 moves and teems in the waters, each of its kind, and every winged bird of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Plain English

And God created great sea creatures, and every living thing that moves, that the waters brought out plenty of, of their kind, and every winged bird of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

King James Version, 1611

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: Be fruitful and increase, and fill the water in the seas. And let the birds increase on the earth.

Plain English

And God blessed them: Be fruitful and grow to be many, and fill the waters in the seas. And let the birds grow to be many on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

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 there was evening, and there was morning: the fifth day.

Plain English

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

King James Version, 1611

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Man in his image

And God said: Let the land bring out living things, each of its kind — stock and creeping things and wild animals, each of its kind. And so it was. And God made the wild animals of their kind, and the stock of their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have charge of the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky, of the stock and all the earth and every creeping thing that creeps on it. So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. Male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and increase, and fill the earth and master it. And have charge of the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and every living thing that moves on the earth. And God said: Look — I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit. They will be your food. And to every wild animal, and every bird of the sky, and everything that creeps on the earth with the breath of life in it, I have given every green plant for food. And so it was. And God saw everything he had made, and it was very good indeed. And there was evening, and there was morning: the sixth day.

And God said: Let the earth bring out the living thing of its kind — cattle and crawling things and animals of the earth of their kind. And it was so. And God made the animal of the earth of its kind, and cattle of their kind, and everything that crawls on the earth of its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth. So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. Male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and grow to be many, and fill the earth and bring it under. And rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth. And God said: Look — I've given you every plant giving seed that's on the face of all the earth, and every tree with the fruit of a tree giving seed. It'll be food for you. And to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that crawls on the earth that's got life in it, I've given every green plant for food. And it was so. And God saw everything he'd made, and look — it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

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

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And God said: Let the land bring out living things, each of its kind — stock and creeping things and wild animals, each of its kind. And so it was.

Plain English

And God said: Let the earth bring out the living thing of its kind — cattle and crawling things and animals of the earth of their kind. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 wild animals of their kind, and the stock of their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Plain English

And God made the animal of the earth of its kind, and cattle of their kind, and everything that crawls on the earth of its kind. And God saw that it was good.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have charge of the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky, of the stock and all the earth and every creeping thing that creeps on it.

Plain English

And God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. Male and female he created them.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and increase, and fill the earth and master it. And have charge of the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and every living thing that moves on the earth.

Plain English

And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and grow to be many, and fill the earth and bring it under. And rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

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: Look — I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit. They will be your food.

Plain English

And God said: Look — I've given you every plant giving seed that's on the face of all the earth, and every tree with the fruit of a tree giving seed. It'll be food for you.

King James Version, 1611

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 wild animal, and every bird of the sky, and everything that creeps on the earth with the breath of life in it, I have given every green plant for food. And so it was.

Plain English

And to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that crawls on the earth that's got life in it, I've given every green plant for food. And it was so.

King James Version, 1611

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 everything he had made, and it was very good indeed. And there was evening, and there was morning: the sixth day.

Plain English

And God saw everything he'd made, and look — it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

King James Version, 1611

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.