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9 And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so.
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Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,
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And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
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and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars.
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God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
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God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
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