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1 In beginning he created God the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was formlessness and emptiness and darkness [was] over [the] surface of [the] deep and [the] spirit of God [was] hovering over [the] surface 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 he said God let it be light and there was light.
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
4 And he saw God the light that [it was] good and he separated God between the light and between the darkness.
And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
5 And he called God - the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning day one.
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 he said God let it be a firmament in [the] middle of the waters and let it be separating between waters to 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 he made God the firmament and he separated between the waters which [were] from under to the firmament and between the waters which [were] from the firmament 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 he called God the firmament heaven and there was evening and there was morning a day second.
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 he said God let them gather the waters from under the heavens to a place one and let it appear the dry ground 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 he called God - the dry ground earth and [the] collection of the waters he called seas and he saw God 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 he said God let it sprout the earth vegetation plant[s] [which] bears seed seed tree[s] of fruit producing fruit to kind its which seed its [is] in it on 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 brought forth the earth vegetation plant[s] [which] bears seed seed to kind its and tree[s] (producing *Lb) fruit which seed its [was] in it to kind its and he saw God 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 there was evening and there was morning a day third.
And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
14 And he said God let it be luminaries in [the] firmament of the heavens to separate between the day and between the night and they will become signs and appointed times and 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 they will become luminaries in [the] firmament of the heavens to give light on 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 he made God [the] two the luminaries great the luminary great for [the] dominion of the day and the luminary small for [the] dominion of 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 he set them God in [the] firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth.
And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night and to separate between the light and between the darkness and he saw God 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 there was evening and there was morning a day fourth.
And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
20 And he said God let them swarm the waters swarming thing[s] creature[s] living and bird[s] let it fly above the earth on [the] surface of [the] firmament of the heavens.
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 he created God the sea monsters great and every creature living - which creeps which they swarmed the waters to kind their and every bird of wing to kind its and he saw God 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 he blessed them God saying be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and the bird[s] let it 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 there was evening and there was morning a day fifth.
And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
24 And he said God let it produce the earth creature[s] living to kind its livestock and creeping thing[s] and animal[s] of [the] earth to kind its 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 he made God [the] animal[s] of the earth to kind its and the livestock to kind its and every creeping thing of the ground to kind its and he saw God 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 he said God let us make humankind in image our according to likeness our and they may rule over [the] fish of the sea and over [the] bird[s] of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing which creeps on 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 he created God - humankind in own image his in [the] image of God he created it male and female he created them.
And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.
28 And he blessed them God and he said to them God be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and rule over [the] fish of the sea and over [the] bird[s] of the heavens and over every animal which creeps on 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 he said God here! I give to you every plant - [which] bears seed seed which [is] on [the] surface of all the earth and every tree which in it [is the] fruit of a tree [which] bears seed seed to you will be[long] to 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 animal of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to every - creeping [thing] on the earth which [is] in it life living all greenery of plant[s] to 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 he saw God all that he had made and there! [it was] good very and there was evening and there was morning [the] day sixth.
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.

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