Genesis 1
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth; 2 and the earth being
without form and empty, and darkness on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of
God moving gently on the face of the waters, 3 then God said, Let light be! And
there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good, and God separated
between the light and darkness. 5 And God called the light, Day. And He called
the darkness, Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first
day. 6 And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it
be dividing between the waters and the waters. 7 And God made the expanse, and
He separated between the waters which were under the expanse and the waters
which were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse,
Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day. 9 And God
said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the
dry land appear. And it was so. 10 And God called the dry land, Earth. And He
called the collection of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And
God said, Let the earth sprout tender sprouts, the plant seeding seed, the
fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind, whichever seed is in it on
the earth. And it was so. 12 And the earth bore tender sprouts, the plant
seeding seed according to its kind, and the fruit tree producing fruit
according to its kind, whichever seed is in it. And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening, and there was morning the third day. 14 And God said,
Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and
the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.
15 And let them be for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to give light
on the earth. And it was so. 16 And God made the two great luminaries: the
great luminary to rule the day, and the small luminary and the stars to rule
the night. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on
the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night; and to divide
between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there
was evening, and there was morning the fourth day. 20 And God said, Let the
waters swarm with swarmers having a soul of life; and let the birds fly over
the earth, on the face of the expanse of the heavens. 21 And God created the
great sea animals, and all that creeps, having a living soul, which swarmed the
waters, according to its kind; and every bird with wing according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas; and let the birds multiply in the
earth. 23 And there was evening, and there was morning the fifth day. 24 And
God said, Let the earth bring forth the soul of life according to its kind:
cattle, and creepers, and its beasts of the earth, according to its kind. And
it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to its kind, and
cattle according to its kind, and all creepers of the ground according to its
kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, let Us make man in Our
image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,
and over all the creepers creeping on the earth. 27 And God created the man in
His own image; in the image of God He created him. He created them male and
female. 28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and
multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the
seas, and over birds of the heavens, and over all beasts creeping on the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant seeding seed which is on
the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree
seeding seed; it shall be food for you. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and
to all birds of the heavens, and to every creeper on the earth which has in it
a living soul, every green plant is for food. And it was so. 31 And God saw
everything that He had made and behold, it was very good. And there was
evening, and there was morning the sixth day.