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And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God called the dry <i>land</i> Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that <i>it was</i> good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And God called the dry <i>land</i> Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that <i>it was</i> good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the waters He called “seas”; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) <i>and</i> He affirmed and sustained it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the water he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land &#8220earth,&#8221 and He called the gathering of the water &#8220seas.&#8221 And God saw that it was good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God named the dry land [earth]. The water which came together he named [sea]. God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea." And God was pleased with what he saw. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God called the dry ground "land," and he called the water that had come together "oceans." And God saw how good it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land ?earth,? and the gathering of waters He called ?seas.? And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth, and the collection of waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And God calls the dry land “Earth,” and the collection of the waters He has called “Seas”; and God sees that [it is] good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And God calleth to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called 'Seas;' and God seeth that it is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will call to the dry, earth; and to the gathering of the waters he called seas: and God will see that it is good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And God called the dry land, ‘Earth,’ and he called the gathering of the waters, ‘Seas.’ And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God called the dry land “earth,” and the basin of water he called “sea.” God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God called the dried land, Earth, and the assembly of waters he called, the Seas, and God saw that it was excellent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/1-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=68" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">The Third Day</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called</a> <a href="/hebrew/3004.htm" title="3004: lay·yab·bā·šāh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Dry land, dry ground. From yabesh; dry ground.">the dry land</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">“earth,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/4723.htm" title="4723: ū·lə·miq·wêh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or miqveh; or miqvet; from qavah; something waited for, i.e. Confidence; also a collection, i.e. a pond, or a caravan or drove.">and the gathering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">He called</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">“seas.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">And God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">it was good.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5-9</a></span><br />He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. / You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5</a></span><br />But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-6.htm">Psalm 136:6</a></span><br />He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10</a></span><br />He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></span><br />He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">Revelation 10:6</a></span><br />And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a></span><br />For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.</p><p class="hdg">God saw.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-4.htm">Genesis 1:4</a></b></br> And God saw the light, that <i>it was</i> good: and God divided the light from the darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> the Rock, his work <i>is</i> perfect: for all his ways <i>are</i> judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right <i>is</i> he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">Psalm 104:31</a></b></br> The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">Collection</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/genesis/1-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Collection</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-21.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/genesis/1-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">God creates heaven and earth;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">the light;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">the firmament;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">separates the dry land;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">forms the sun, moon, and stars;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">fishes and fowls;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">creates man in his own image, blesses him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">grants the fruits of the earth for food.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>God called the dry land “earth,”</b><br>This phrase indicates the act of naming by God, which signifies authority and dominion. In the ancient Near Eastern context, naming was an act of power and control. The term "earth" here refers to the solid ground, distinguishing it from the waters. This separation of land and water is foundational for the creation of life, as it provides a habitat for terrestrial creatures and plants. Theologically, this act of naming reflects God's sovereignty over creation, a theme that runs throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>, "The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it."<p><b>and the gathering of waters He called “seas.”</b><br>The "gathering of waters" being called "seas" highlights the organization and order God brings to creation. In the ancient world, seas were often seen as chaotic and dangerous, yet here they are tamed and named by God, indicating His control over chaos. This mirrors the narrative in <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a>, where God sets boundaries for the sea. The seas are also significant in biblical prophecy and eschatology, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where the absence of the sea symbolizes the removal of chaos and evil in the new creation.<p><b>And God saw that it was good.</b><br>This declaration of goodness underscores the perfection and harmony of God's creation. Each stage of creation is marked by this divine approval, emphasizing that everything God creates fulfills its intended purpose. The phrase "it was good" is repeated throughout <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, reinforcing the inherent value and order of creation. This goodness is later marred by sin, as described in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, but is ultimately restored through Christ, who reconciles all things to Himself (<a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a>). The goodness of creation also points to the character of God, who is the source of all that is good (<a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who is actively involved in the formation and naming of the earth and seas.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The dry land that God called into existence, representing the physical world that would later be inhabited by living creatures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/seas.htm">Seas</a></b><br>The gathering of waters, which God also named, signifying the boundaries and order He established in creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>God names the earth and seas, demonstrating His authority and intentionality in creation. This reminds us of His ultimate control over the universe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_purpose.htm">Order and Purpose</a></b><br>The separation of land and sea shows God's design for order and purpose in creation. We can trust that God has a purpose for the order in our lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/goodness_of_creation.htm">Goodness of Creation</a></b><br>God saw that it was good, affirming the inherent goodness of His creation. This encourages us to appreciate and steward the natural world responsibly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_naming.htm">Identity and Naming</a></b><br>By naming the earth and seas, God establishes their identity. Similarly, our identity is found in what God calls us, not in what the world labels us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_god_create_on_day_four.htm">What did God create on day three?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'not_good_for_man_alone'.htm">What does "Not Good for Man to Be Alone" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_theory's_validity_based_on_usefulness.htm">Is everything beautiful in its own time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_act_only_for_his_pleasure.htm">Does God act solely for His own pleasure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And God called the dry land Earth</span>. In opposition to the firmament, which was named" the heights" (<span class="accented">shamayim</span>), the dry land was styled "the fiats," "Aretz" (cf. Sansc., <span class="accented">dhara</span>; Pehlev., <span class="accented">arta</span>; Latin, <span class="accented">terra</span>; Gothic, <span class="accented">airtha</span>; Scottish, <span class="accented">yird</span>; English, <span class="accented">earth</span>; rid. Gesenius). Originally applied to the dry ground as distinguished from the seas, as soon as it was understood that the solid earth was continuous beneath the water masses, by an easy extension of meaning it came to signify the whole surface of the globe. <span class="cmt_word">And the gathering together of the waters called he Seas.</span> <span class="accented">Yamim</span>, from <span class="accented">yom</span>, to boil or foam, is applied in Scripture to any large collection of water (cf. <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Genesis 14:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-49.htm">Deuteronomy 4:49</a>; <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Joel 2:20</a>). "The plural form <span class="accented">seas</span> shows that the <span class="accented">one</span> p<span class="accented">lace</span> consists of several basins" (Murphy). <span class="cmt_word">And God saw that it was good</span>. The waters having been permanently withdrawn to the place founded for them by the upheaval of the great mountain ranges, and the elevation of the continental areas, the work thus accomplished is sealed by the Divine approval. The separation of the land and water was <span class="accented">good</span>, as a decided advance towards the completion of the <span class="accented">cosmos</span>, as the proper termination of the work commenced upon the previous day, as the production of two elements in themselves beautiful, and in separation useful as abodes of life, with which they were in due course to be replenished. "To our view," says Dawson, "that primeval dry land would scarcely have seemed good. It was a world of bare, rocky peaks and verdureless valleys - here active volcanoes, with their heaps of scoriae, and scarcely cooled lava currents - there vast mud-fiats, recently upheaved from the bottom of the waters - nowhere even a blade of grass or a clinging lichen. Yet it was good in the view of its Maker, who could see it in relation to the uses for which he had made it, and as a fit preparatory step to the new wonders he was soon to introduce. "Besides," <span class="accented">the</span> first dry land may have presented crags, and peaks, and ravines, and volcanic cones in a more marvelous and perfect manner than any succeeding continents, even as the dry and barren moon now, in this respect, far surpasses the earth" ('O.W.,' p. 181). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/1-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dry [land]</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(lay·yab·bā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry land, dry ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“earth,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the collection</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·miq·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4723.htm">Strong's 4723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of waters</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He called</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“seas.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it was] good.</span><br /><span class="heb">טֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/1-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 1:10 God called the dry land Earth (Gen. 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