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God">f</a></span> separated the light from the darkness, <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>calling the light “day,” and the darkness<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:5 Lit. darkness he called">g</a></span> “night.” The twilight and the dawn were day one.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let there be a canopy<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Or an expanse">h</a></span> between bodies of water,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Lit. between waters">i</a></span> separating bodies of water<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Lit. separating waters">j</a></span> from bodies of water!”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Lit. from waters">k</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So God made a canopy<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:7 Or made an expanse">l</a></span> that separated the water beneath the canopy<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:7 Or expanse">m</a></span> from the water above it.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:7 Lit. above the canopy">n</a></span> And that is what happened:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:7 Lit. And so it was">o</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>God called the canopy<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:8 Or expanse">p</a></span> “sky.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:8 Or Heaven">q</a></span> The twilight and the dawn were the second day.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!” And that is what happened:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:9 Lit. And so it was">r</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>God called the dry ground “land,”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:10 Or Earth">s</a></span> and he called the water that had come together “oceans.” And God saw how good it was.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let vegetation sprout all over the earth, including<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:11 The Heb. lacks including">t</a></span> seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed!” And that is what happened:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:11 Lit. And so it was">u</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Vegetation sprouted all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed. And God saw that it was good. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The twilight and the dawn were the third day.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let there be lights across<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:14 Lit. lights in the expanse of">v</a></span> the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years, <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>to serve as lights in<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:15 Lit. lights in the expanse of">w</a></span> the sky, and to shine on the earth!” And that is what happened:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:15 Lit. And so it was">x</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>God fashioned two great lights—the larger light to shine during<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:16 Lit. to govern">y</a></span> the day and the smaller light to shine during<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:16 Lit. to govern">z</a></span> the night—as well as stars. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>God placed them in space<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:17 Lit. the expanse of the sky">aa</a></span> to shine on the earth, <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>to differentiate between<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:18 Lit. to govern">bb</a></span> day and night, and to distinguish<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:18 Or separate">cc</a></span> light from darkness. And God saw how good it was. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The twilight and the dawn were the fourth day.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the oceans swarm<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:20 Lit. swarm with a swarm">dd</a></span> with living creatures, and let flying creatures soar above the earth throughout<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:20 Lit. earth in the expanse of">ee</a></span> the sky!” <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So God created every kind of magnificent marine creature, every kind of living marine crawler<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:21 Lit. living thing that crawls">ff</a></span> with which the waters swarmed, and every kind of flying creature.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:21 Lit. winged bird">gg</a></span> And God saw how good it was. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>God blessed them by saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout the earth!” <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The twilight and the dawn were the fifth day.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature, each kind of livestock and crawling thing, and each kind of earth’s animals!”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:24 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock; and so through 2:25">hh</a></span> And that is what happened:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:24 Lit. And so it was">ii</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>God made each kind of the earth’s animals, along with every kind of livestock and crawling thing.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:25 Lit. thing of the earth">jj</a></span> And God saw how good it was.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, to be like us.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:26 Lit. image, according to our likeness">kk</a></span> Let them be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:26 Lit. birds of the sky; and so through 2:25">ll</a></span> the livestock, everything that crawls on the earth, and over the earth itself!”</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>So God created mankind in his own image;</p> <p class="poetry2">in his own image God created them;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:27 Lit. him">mm</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">he created them male and female.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>God blessed the humans by saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>God also told them,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:29 The Heb. lacks them">nn</a></span> “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:29 Lit. plant that is on the surface of">oo</a></span> the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:30 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock">pp</a></span> of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:30 Lit. soul">qq</a></span> that crawls on the earth.” And that is what happened.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:30 Lit. And so it was">rr</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/genesis/1-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 1:1 Lit. <i>the heavens and the earth</i>; i.e. space and matter<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 1:2 Or <i>When God began to create the universe, the earth</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 1:2 The Heb. lacks <i>shrouded</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 1:2 Or <i>brooding</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 1:4 Or <i>good</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 1:5 Lit. <i>God</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 1:5 Lit. <i>darkness he called</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 1:6 Or <i>an expanse</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 1:6 Lit. <i>between waters</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 1:6 Lit. <i>separating waters</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 1:6 Lit. <i>from waters</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 1:7 Or <i>made an expanse</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 1:7 Or <i>expanse</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 1:7 Lit. <i>above the canopy</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 1:7 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 1:8 Or <i>expanse</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 1:8 Or <i>Heaven</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 1:9 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 1:10 Or <i>Earth</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 1:11 The Heb. lacks <i>including</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 1:11 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 1:14 Lit. <i>lights in the expanse of</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 1:15 Lit. <i>lights in the expanse of</i><br /><span class="fnb">x</span> 1:15 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /><span class="fnb">y</span> 1:16 Lit. <i>to govern</i><br /><span class="fnb">z</span> 1:16 Lit. <i>to govern</i><br /><span class="fnb">aa</span> 1:17 Lit.<i> the expanse of the sky</i><br /><span class="fnb">bb</span> 1:18 Lit. <i>to govern</i><br /><span class="fnb">cc</span> 1:18 Or <i>separate</i><br /><span class="fnb">dd</span> 1:20 Lit. <i>swarm with a swarm</i><br /><span class="fnb">ee</span> 1:20 Lit. <i>earth in the expanse of</i><br /><span class="fnb">ff</span> 1:21 Lit. <i>living thing that crawls</i><br /><span class="fnb">gg</span> 1:21 Lit. <i>winged bird</i><br /><span class="fnb">hh</span> 1:24 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock; and so through 2:25<br /><span class="fnb">ii</span> 1:24 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /><span class="fnb">jj</span> 1:25 Lit. <i>thing of the earth</i><br /><span class="fnb">kk</span> 1:26 Lit. <i>image, according to our likeness</i><br /><span class="fnb">ll</span> 1:26 Lit. <i>birds of the sky</i>; and so through 2:25<br /><span class="fnb">mm</span> 1:27 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">nn</span> 1:29 The Heb. lacks <i>them</i><br /><span class="fnb">oo</span> 1:29 Lit. <i>plant that is on the surface of</i><br /><span class="fnb">pp</span> 1:30 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock<br /><span class="fnb">qq</span> 1:30 Lit. <i>soul</i><br /><span class="fnb">rr</span> 1:30 Lit. <i>And so it was</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="revelation/22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Revelation 22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Revelation 22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="genesis/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/genesis/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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