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Genesis 1
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1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
2And 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.
3And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the lightthat it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided 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, the first day.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.
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.
8And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.
11And 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.
12And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruitwhose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.
12And 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.
13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
13And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signsand for seasonsand for daysand for years.
14And 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:
15And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the dayand the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.
16And 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.
17And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,
17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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.
19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.
20And 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.
21And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.
21And 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.
22And God blessed themsaying, Increase and multiplyand fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.
24And 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.
25And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of the earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were good.
25And 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.
26And God said, Let us make man according to our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of heaven, and over the cattleand all the earth, and over all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27And God made man , according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earthand subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
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 fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29And God said, BeholdI have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seedwhich is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.
29And 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.
30And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.
30And 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.
31And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.