+ Genesis 1 >
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God was waving over the face of the waters.
But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
3 And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.
And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And it was evening and it was morning, the first day.
And 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 an expansion in the midst of the waters, and let it divide between waters and waters.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.
7 And God made the expansion, and divided between the waters which were under the expansion and the waters which were above the expansion: and it was so.
And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.
8 And God called the expansion Heaven. And it was evening and it was morning, the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land be visible: and it was so.
And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.
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.
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, herbs yielding seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, in which its seed is upon the earth: and it was so.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees yielding fruit, in which its seed is after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.
13 And it was evening and it was morning, the third day.
And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the expansion of the heaven to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years;
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.
15 And let them be for lights in the expansion of the heaven, to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon 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.
And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.
17 And God set them in the expansion of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,
18 And to rule by day and by night, and to divide between the light and the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And it was evening and it was morning, the fourth day.
And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly moving creatures that have life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open expansion of the heaven.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.
21 And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the fowl multiply on the earth.
And God blessed them saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
23 And it was evening and it was morning, the fifth day.
And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.
25 And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of the earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and they shall have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
And God said, Let us make man according to our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of heaven, and over the cattle and all the earth, and over all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
27 And God created man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
29 And God said, Behold I have given unto you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree on which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.
And God said, Behold I have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heaven, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, [I have given] every green herb for food: and it was so.
And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day.
And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.