Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
9 Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear" - and it was done.
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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 He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea." And God was pleased with what he saw.
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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 Then he commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit" - and it was done.
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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 So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw.
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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 Evening passed and morning came - that was the third day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin;
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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 they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth" - and it was done.
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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 So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made 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 He placed the lights in the sky to shine 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 the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw.
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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 Evening passed and morning came - that was the fourth day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
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