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 .
Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Now the earth was formless and empty.
Darkness was on
the surface of the deep. God's
Spirit was hovering over the surface 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.
God said, "
Let there be light, "
and there was light.
And
God said, “
Let there be light, ”
and there was light.
God saw the light ,
and
saw
that
it
was good .
God
divided
the light from the darkness.
And
God saw that
the light was good ,
and
He
separated
the light from the darkness.
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. 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.
God said, "
Let there be an expanse 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. ”
God made the expanse ,
and divided
the waters which
were
under
the
expanse
from the waters which
were
above the
expanse,
and it was so.
So
God made the expanse and separated
the waters beneath
it
from the waters above .
And it was so.
God called the expanse sky. 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.
God said, "
Let the waters under the sky be gathered together
to
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.
God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together
of the
waters he called Seas. 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.
God said, "
Let the earth put
forth grass,
herbs
yielding
seed ,
and fruit trees bearing fruit after
their
kind,
with its
seed in
it,
on
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.
The earth brought
forth
grass,
herbs
yielding
seed after
their kind,
and trees bearing fruit ,
with its
seed in
it,
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.
There was evening and there was morning ,
a
third day.
And
there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
third day.
God said, "
Let there be lights in the expanse of sky 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 expanse of sky to give
light
on
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.
God made the
two great lights: the greater light to rule the day ,
and the lesser light to rule the night. He also
made the stars.
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
.
God set them
in the expanse of sky to give
light
to
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. 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.
There was evening and there was morning ,
a
fourth day.
And
there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
fourth day.
God said, "
Let the waters swarm
with swarms
of
living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky. "
And
God said, “
Let the waters teem
with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the
sky. ”
God created the large
sea creatures ,
and every living creature
that moves, with which the waters swarmed,
after
their kind
, and every winged
bird after its kind. 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.
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. ”
There was evening and there was morning ,
a
fifth day.
And
there was evening ,
and there was morning —the
fifth day.
God said, "
Let the earth bring forth living creatures after
their kind,
cattle
, creeping
things
, and animals
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.
God made the animals
of the earth after
their kind
, and
the cattle
after
their kind
, and everything that creeps
on
the ground
after
its kind. 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.
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 sky
, and
over the cattle
, and over all the earth ,
and over
every creeping
thing
that creeps
on
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
. ”
God created man in his own image .
In God's
image he created him; male and female he created them.
So
God created man in His own image ;
in the
image of
God
He created him; male and female He created them.
God blessed them .
God
said to them, "
Be fruitful ,
multiply, fill the earth ,
and subdue it .
Have
dominion
over the fish of the sea ,
over
the birds of the sky,
and over
every living
thing
that moves
on
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. ”
God said, "
Behold, I have given you every herb
yielding
seed ,
which
is
on the surface
of all the earth, and every tree ,
which
bears
fruit yielding
seed. It
will be your
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.
To every animal
of the earth ,
and to
every bird of the sky,
and to
everything
that creeps
on
the earth ,
in
which
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.
God saw
everything
that he had made, and ,
behold
, it was very good. 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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