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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was 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 in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
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