Genesis 1

The History of Creation

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.3 Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light.4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.6 Then God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.7 Thus 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.8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.9 Then God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.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.11 Then God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth; and it was so.12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.14 Then God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth; and it was so.16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,18 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.19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.20 Then God said, Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird 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 birds multiply on the earth.23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.24 Then God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind; and it was so.25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.26 Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.29 And God said, See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, 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.31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1

The Creation of the World

1 In the beginning ts Gods createdt the heavens and the earth.t
2 Nowt the eartht was without shape and empty,t and darknesss was over the surface of the watery deep,ts but the Spirit of Godt was movingt over the surfacet of the water.s3 God said,ts “Let there bet light.”s And there was light!4 God sawt that the light was good,t so God separatedts the light from the darkness.

5 God calledts the light “day” and the darknesst “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.ts
6 God said, “Let there be an expansets in the midst of the waters and let it separate watert from water.7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it.t It was so.t

8 God called the expanse “sky.”t There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one places and let dry ground appear.”t It was so.

10 God called the dry ground “land”t and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.
11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:ts plants yielding seeds according to their kinds,s andt trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” It was so.12 The land produced vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

13 There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.
14 God said, “Let there be lightss in the expanset of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signsts to indicate seasons and days and years,15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so.16 God made two great lightss – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.t17 God placed the lightst in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness.s God saw that it was good.

19 There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 God said, “Let the water swarm with swarmst of living creatures and let birds flyt above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”21 God created the great sea creaturest and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.22 God blessed themt and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”s

23 There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.”t It was so.

25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let us makes humankindt in our image, after our likeness,ts so they may rulet over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth,s and over all the creatures that movet on the earth.”

27 God created humankindt in his own image,
in the image of God he created them,t
male and female he created them.s
28 God blessedt them and saidt to them, “Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it!t Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”s29 Then God said, “I nowt give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.s

30 And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I givet every green plant for food.” It was so.

31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good!t There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.