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1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
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In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,
2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
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the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.
3 And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
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Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
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And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
5 And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
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God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
7 And god made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
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So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.
8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
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God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 God also said; Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.
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And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
10 And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11 And he said: let the earth bring forth green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
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Then God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it." And it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were 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 made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and 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 dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,
15 To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done.
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and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
16 And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and The stars.
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God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.
17 And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
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God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and morning were the fourth day.
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And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
20 God also said: let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
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And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky."
21 And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.
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God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
23 And the evening and morning were the fifth day.
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And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
24 And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done.
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And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind." And it was so.
25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth.
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Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."
27 And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.
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So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
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God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
29 And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:
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God said, "See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.
30 And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
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And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.
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God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
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