(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
And God said, ‘Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.’
And
God said, “Let the
waters swarm with
swarms of
living creatures, and let
birds fly above the
earth across the
expanse of the
heavens.”
(NIV)
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
So
God created the
great sea creatures and
every living creature that
moves, with which the
waters swarm, according to their
kinds, and
every winged bird according to its
kind. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
And
God made the
beasts of the
earth according to their
kinds and the
livestock according to their
kinds, and
everything that
creeps on the
ground according to its
kind. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’
And
God blessed them. And
God said to them, “Be
fruitful and
multiply and
fill 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
moves on the
earth.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
The
Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And
out of the
ground the
Lord God made to
spring up every
tree that is
pleasant to the
sight and
good for
food.
The
tree of
life was in the
midst of the
garden,
and the
tree of the
knowledge of
good and
evil.
(NIV)
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’
but of the
tree of the
knowledge of
good and
evil you shall not
eat, for in the
day that you
eat of it you shall
surely die.”
(NIV)
Now the
Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Now out of the
ground the
Lord God had
formed every beast of the
field and
every bird of the
heavens and
brought them to the
man to
see what he would
call them. And
whatever the
man called every
living creature,
that was its
name.
(NIV)
So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.
But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
The
man gave names to
all livestock and to the
birds of the
heavens and to
every beast of the
field. But for
Adam there was not
found a
helper fit
for him.
(NIV)
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’?”
(NIV)
but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.”’
but
God said,
‘You shall
not eat of the
fruit of the
tree that is in the
midst of the
garden,
neither shall you
touch it,
lest you
die.’”
(NIV)
‘You will not certainly die,’ the snake said to the woman.
But the
serpent said to the
woman, “You will not
surely die.
(NIV)
So the
Lord God said to the snake, ‘Because you have done this,
‘Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
The
Lord God said to the
serpent,
“
Because you have
done this,
cursed are you
above all livestock and
above all beasts of the
field;
on your
belly you shall
go,
and
dust you shall
eat all the
days of your
life.
(NIV)
To the woman he said,
‘I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.’
To the
woman he
said,
“I will
surely multiply your
pain in
childbearing;
in
pain you shall
bring forth children.
Your
desire shall be contrary to your
husband,
but he shall
rule over you.”
(NIV)
To Adam he said, ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, “You must not eat from it,”
‘Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
And to
Adam he
said,
“
Because you have
listened to the
voice of your
wife and have
eaten of the
tree of
which I
commanded you,
‘You shall not
eat of it,’
cursed is the
ground because of you;
in
pain you shall
eat of it
all the
days of your
life;
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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.
(NIV)
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—”
(NIV)
After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
He drove
out the
man, and at the
east of the
garden of
Eden he
placed the
cherubim and a
flaming sword that
turned every way to
guard the
way to the
tree of
life.
(NIV)
Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘With the help of the
Lord I have brought forth a man.’
Now
Adam knew Eve his
wife, and she
conceived and
bore Cain,
saying, “I have
gotten a
man with the help of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
To
Enoch was
born Irad, and
Irad fathered Mehujael, and
Mehujael fathered Methushael, and
Methushael fathered Lamech.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the
forger of
all instruments of
bronze and
iron. The
sister of
Tubal-cain was
Naamah.
(NIV)
Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’
And
Adam knew his
wife again, and she
bore a
son and
called his
name Seth, for she said, “
God has
appointed for me
another offspring instead of
Abel,
for Cain killed him.”
(NIV)
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.
At that time people began to call on the name of the
Lord.
To
Seth also a
son was
born, and he
called his
name Enosh. At that
time people
began to
call upon the
name of the
Lord.
(NIV)
When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
When
Adam had
lived 130 years, he
fathered a son in his own
likeness, after his
image, and
named him Seth.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
When
Seth had
lived 105 years,
he
fathered Enosh.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
Seth lived after he
fathered Enosh 807 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Seth were
912 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
When
Enosh had
lived 90 years, he
fathered Kenan.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
Enosh lived after he
fathered Kenan 815 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Enosh were
905 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
When
Kenan had
lived 70 years, he
fathered Mahalalel.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
Kenan lived after he
fathered Mahalalel 840 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Kenan were
910 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
When
Mahalalel had
lived 65 years, he
fathered Jared.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
Mahalalel lived after he
fathered Jared 830 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Mahalalel were
895 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
When
Jared had
lived 162 years, he
fathered Enoch.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
Jared lived after he
fathered Enoch 800 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Jared were
962 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
When
Enoch had
lived 65 years, he
fathered Methuselah.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
Enoch walked with God after he
fathered Methuselah 300 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
When
Methuselah had
lived 187 years, he
fathered Lamech.
(NIV)
After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
Methuselah lived after he
fathered Lamech 782 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Methuselah were
969 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
When
Lamech had
lived 182 years, he
fathered a
son
(NIV)
After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
Lamech lived after he
fathered Noah 595 years and
had other
sons and
daughters.
(NIV)
Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Thus
all the
days of
Lamech were
777 years, and he
died.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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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