Genesis 1:9

9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 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.
ESV
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.
NLT
9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
MSG
9 God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was.
CSB
9 Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

Genesis 1:9 In-Context

7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 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 ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Job 38:8-11; Psalms 33:7; Psalms 104:6-9; Proverbs 8:29; Jeremiah 5:22; 2 Peter 3:5
  • 2. Psalms 95:5; John 1:9; Haggai 2:6
  • 3. S ver 7
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