In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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Genesis 1
31 aligned verses; 30 with wording or punctuation differences .
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ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Now
the earth was formless
and void ,
and darkness was over
the surface
of the deep .
And the Spirit of God was
hovering
over
the surface
of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light :
and there was light.
And God said, “
Let there be light ,”
and there was light.
And God saw the light ,
that
it
was good :
and God
divided
the light from the darkness.
And God saw that
the light was good ,
and He
separated
the light from the darkness.
And
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning ,
one
day.
God called the light “
day, ”
and the darkness He called “
night. ”
And there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
first
day.
And God said, Let there be a
firmament
in
the
midst
of
the waters, and
let
it
divide
the waters from the waters.
And God said, “
Let there be an
expanse
between
the waters, to
separate
the waters from the waters. ”
And
God made the firmament,
and divided
the waters which
were
under
the
firmament
from the waters which
were
above the
firmament:
and it was so.
So
God made the expanse
and separated
the waters beneath
it
from the waters above .
And it was so.
And
God called the firmament
Heaven
. And there was evening and there was morning ,
a
second day.
God called the expanse
“sky
. ”
And there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
second day.
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens
be gathered together
unto
one place, and
let
the dry land appear :
and it was so.
And God said, “
Let the waters under the sky
be gathered into
one place, so
that
the dry land may
appear .”
And it was so.
And
God called the dry land Earth ;
and the gathering together
of the
waters called
he Seas :
and God saw that it was good.
God called the dry land “
earth ,”
and the gathering of waters He called
“
seas .”
And God saw that it was good.
And
God said, Let the earth put
forth grass,
herbs
yielding
seed ,
`
and '
fruit -
trees bearing fruit after
their
kind,
wherein
is
the
seed thereof,
upon
the
earth:
and it was so.
Then
God said, “
Let the earth bring
forth vegetation:
seed -bearing
plants
and fruit trees ,
each
bearing fruit with
seed according
to
its
kind.”
And it was so.
And
the earth brought
forth
grass,
herbs
yielding
seed after
their kind,
and trees bearing fruit ,
wherein
is
the
seed thereof,
after
their kind:
and God saw that it was good.
The earth produced
vegetation:
seed -bearing
plants
according
to
their kinds
and trees bearing fruit with
seed according
to
their kinds.
And God saw that it was good.
And there was evening and there was morning ,
a
third day.
And there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
third day.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament
of heaven
to divide
the day from
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 expanse
of the
sky
to distinguish
between
the day and
the night ,
and let them be signs to
mark
the
seasons and days and years .
and let them be
for
lights in the firmament
of heaven
to give
light
upon the earth :
and it was so.
And let them serve
as
lights in the expanse
of the
sky
to shine
upon the earth .”
And it was so.
And
God made the
two great lights ;
the greater light to rule the day ,
and the lesser light to rule the night :
`
he made '
the stars also
.
God made two great lights :
the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night .
And
He made the stars as
well
.
And
God set them
in the firmament
of heaven
to give
light
upon the earth,
God set these
lights
in the expanse
of the
sky
to shine
upon the earth,
and
to rule
over the day and over
the night, and to divide
the light from the darkness :
and God saw that it was good.
to preside
over the day and the night, and to separate
the light from the darkness .
And God saw that it was good.
And there was evening and there was morning ,
a
fourth day.
And there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
fourth day.
And God said, Let the waters swarm
with swarms
of
living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament
of heaven
.
And God said, “
Let the waters teem
with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse
of the
sky
. ”
And
God created the great sea -monsters,
and every living creature
that moveth
, wherewith
the waters swarmed,
after
their kind
, and every winged
bird after its kind :
and God saw that it was good.
So
God created the great sea creatures
and every living thing
that moves
, with
which
the waters teemed
according
to
their kinds
, and every bird of
flight
after its kind .
And God saw that it was good.
And
God blessed them ,
saying
, Be fruitful ,
and multiply ,
and fill the waters in
the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Then
God blessed them and
said
, “
Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of
the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. ”
And there was evening and there was morning ,
a
fifth day.
And there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
fifth day.
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 living creatures according
to
their kinds:
livestock
, land
crawlers
, and beasts of the earth according
to
their kinds.”
And it was so.
And
God made the beasts of the earth after
their kind
, and
the cattle
after
their kind
, and everything that creepeth
upon the ground
after
its kind :
and God saw that it was good.
God made the beasts of the earth according
to
their kinds
, the livestock
according
to
their kinds
, and everything that crawls
upon the earth
according
to
its kind .
And God saw that it was good.
And
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness :
and
let
them
have
dominion
over the fish of the sea ,
and over
the birds of the heavens
, and
over the cattle
, and over all the earth ,
and over
every creeping
thing
that creepeth
upon the
earth
.
Then
God said, “
Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness ,
to
rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air
, over the livestock
, and over all the earth itself
and every creature
that crawls
upon it
. ”
And
God created man in his own image ,
in the image of God created
he him; male and female created
he them.
So
God created man in His own image ;
in the image of God He created
him; male and female He created
them.
And
God blessed them :
and God
said unto
them, Be fruitful ,
and multiply, and replenish
the earth ,
and subdue it; and
have
dominion
over the fish of the sea ,
and over
the birds of the heavens,
and over
every living
thing
that moveth
upon the earth.
God blessed them and said to
them, “
Be fruitful and multiply, and fill
the earth and subdue it; rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air
and every creature
that crawls
upon the earth. ”
And
God said, Behold, I have given you every herb
yielding
seed ,
which
is
upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree ,
in
which
is
the
fruit of
a
tree
yielding
seed ;
to
you
it
shall
be for food :
Then
God said, “
Behold, I have given you every seed -bearing
plant
on
the face of all the earth, and every tree whose
fruit contains
seed .
They
will
be yours
for food .
and to every beast of the earth ,
and to
every bird of the heavens,
and to
everything
that creepeth
upon the earth ,
wherein
there
is
life ,
`
I have given '
every green herb
for food :
and it was so.
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air
and every
creature
that crawls
upon the earth —everything
that
has
the
breath
of
life in
it—
I have given every green plant
for food .”
And it was so.
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.
And God looked
upon
all
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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