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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
The
earth was without form and
void, and
darkness was
over the
face of the
deep. And the
Spirit of
God was
hovering over the
face of the
waters.
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And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.
And
God said,
“Let there
be light,” and there was
light.
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God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.
God called the
light Day, and the
darkness he
called Night. And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
first day.
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And God said, ‘Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.’
And
God said,
“Let there be an
expanse in the
midst of the
waters, and let it
separate the
waters from the
waters.”
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So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
And
God made the
expanse and
separated the
waters that were
under the
expanse from the
waters that were
above the
expanse. And it was
so.
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God called the vault ‘sky’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day.
And
God called the
expanse Heaven. And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
second day.
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And God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.’ And it was so.
And
God said,
“Let the
waters under the
heavens be
gathered together into one place, and let the
dry land appear.” And it was
so.
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Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so.
And
God said,
“Let the
earth sprout vegetation,
plants yielding seed, and
fruit trees bearing fruit in
which is their
seed, each according to its
kind, on the
earth.” And it was
so.
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And there was evening, and there was morning – the third day.
And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
third day.
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And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
And
God said, “Let there be
lights in the
expanse of the
heavens to
separate the
day from the
night. And let them be for
signs and for
seasons, and for
days and
years,
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and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.’ And it was so.
and let them be
lights in the
expanse of the
heavens to
give light upon the
earth.” And it was
so.
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And there was evening, and there was morning – the fourth day.
And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
fourth day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning – the fifth day.
And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
fifth day.
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And God said, ‘Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.’ And it was so.
And
God said, “Let the
earth bring forth living creatures according to their
kinds—
livestock and
creeping things and
beasts of the
earth according to their
kinds.” And it was
so.
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Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
And
God said, “
Behold, I have
given you every plant yielding seed that is on the
face of
all the
earth, and
every tree with
seed in its fruit.
You shall
have them for
food.
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And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I give every green plant for food.’ And it was so.
And to
every beast of the
earth and to every
bird of the
heavens and to
everything that
creeps on the
earth,
everything that has the
breath of
life, I have given every
green plant for
food.” And it was
so.
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God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
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.
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Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the
Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,
When no
bush of the
field was
yet in the
land and
no small
plant of the
field had
yet sprung up—
for the
Lord God had
not caused it to
rain on the
land, and there was
no man to
work the
ground,
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Then the
Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
then the
Lord God formed the
man of
dust from the
ground and
breathed into his
nostrils the
breath of
life, and the
man became a
living creature.
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A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
A
river flowed out of
Eden to
water the
garden, and
there it
divided and became
four rivers.
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The
Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’
Then the
Lord God said, “It is not
good that the
man should
be alone;
I will
make him a
helper fit
for him.”
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That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Therefore a
man shall
leave his
father and his
mother and
hold fast to his
wife, and they shall become
one flesh.
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Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
And the
man and his
wife were
both naked and were not
ashamed.
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Now the snake was more crafty than any of the wild animals the
Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden”?’
Now the
serpent was more crafty than any other
beast of the
field that the
Lord God had
made.
He
said to the
woman, “Did
God actually say, ‘You shall not
eat of
any tree in the
garden’?”
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‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’
For
God knows that
when you
eat of it your
eyes will be
opened, and you will be like
God,
knowing good and
evil.”
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Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
The
man called his
wife’s name Eve,
because she was the
mother of all
living.
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And the
Lord God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live for ever.’
Then the
Lord God said,
“
Behold, the
man has become like
one of us in
knowing good and
evil. Now,
lest he reach
out his
hand and
take also of the
tree of
life and
eat, and
live forever—”
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Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
And
again, she
bore his
brother Abel. Now
Abel was a
keeper of
sheep, and
Cain a
worker of the
ground.
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In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the
Lord.
In the
course of
time Cain brought to the
Lord an
offering of the
fruit of the
ground,
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Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Cain spoke to Abel his
brother. And when they were in the
field,
Cain rose up against his
brother Abel and
killed him.
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When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’
When you
work the
ground, it shall
no longer yield to you its
strength. You shall be a
fugitive and a
wanderer on the
earth.”
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Cain said to the
Lord, ‘My punishment is more than I can bear.
Cain said to the
Lord, “My
punishment is
greater than I can
bear.
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Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.’
Behold,
you have
driven me
today away from the
ground, and from your
face I shall be
hidden. I shall be a
fugitive and a
wanderer on the
earth,
and whoever
finds me will
kill me.”
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So Cain went out from the
Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Then
Cain went away from the
presence of the
Lord and
settled in the
land of
Nod,
east of
Eden.
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Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
Cain knew his
wife, and she
conceived and
bore Enoch. When he
built a
city, he
called the
name of the
city after the
name of his
son,
Enoch.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Adah bore Jabal; he was the
father of those who
dwell in
tents and have
livestock.
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His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
His
brother’s name was
Jubal; he was the
father of
all those who
play the
lyre and
pipe.
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After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
The
days of
Adam after he
fathered Seth were
800 years; and he
had other
sons and
daughters.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days that
Adam lived were
930 years,
and he
died.
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Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Seth were
912 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Enosh were
905 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Kenan were
910 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Mahalalel were
895 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Jared were
962 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
Thus
all the
days of
Enoch were
365 years.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Methuselah were
969 years, and he
died.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Lamech were
777 years, and he
died.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
After
Noah was
500 years old,
Noah fathered Shem,
Ham, and
Japheth.
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When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
When
man began to
multiply on the
face of the
land and
daughters were
born to them,
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Then the
Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not contend with humans for ever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.’
Then the
Lord said,
“My
Spirit shall
not abide in
man forever,
for
he is
flesh: his
days shall be
120 years.”
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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days – and also afterwards – when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
The
Nephilim were on the
earth in those
days, and also
afterward,
when the
sons of
God came in to the
daughters of
man and they
bore children to them.
These were the
mighty men who were of
old, the
men of
renown.
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This is the account of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
These are the
generations of
Noah.
Noah was a
righteous man,
blameless in his
generation.
Noah walked with
God.
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But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark – you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
But I will
establish my
covenant with you, and you shall
come into the
ark, you,
your sons, your
wife, and your
sons’
wives with you.
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You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
And
of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring
two of every sort
into the
ark to keep them
alive with you. They shall be
male and
female.
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You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.’
Also
take with you
every sort
of food that is
eaten, and store it
up. It shall serve as
food for you and for them.”
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Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth.
Noah was
six hundred years old when the
flood of
waters came
upon the
earth.
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And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth.
And after
seven days the
waters of the
flood came
upon the
earth.
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And rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
And
rain fell upon the
earth forty days and
forty nights.
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For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
The
flood continued
forty days on the
earth. The
waters increased and
bore up the
ark, and it
rose high above the
earth.
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The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
And the
waters continued to
abate until the
tenth month; in the
tenth month, on the
first day of the
month, the
tops of the
mountains were
seen.
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