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The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And God said, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>“Let there be light”; and there was light. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) <i>and</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>evening and there was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>morning, one day. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And God said, “Let there be an <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>vegetation, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth”; and it was so. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The earth sprouted <i>and</i> abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good <i>and</i> He affirmed and sustained it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be <i>useful</i> for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for <i>marking</i> seasons, days, and years; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and let them be <i>useful</i> as lights in the expanse of the heavens to provide light on the earth”; and it was so, [just as He commanded]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>God made the two great lights--the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; <i>He made</i> the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>to rule over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good <i>and</i> He affirmed and sustained it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the waters swarm <i>and</i> abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>in the open expanse of the heavens.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good <i>and</i> He affirmed and sustained it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind: livestock, crawling things, and wild animals of the earth according to their kinds”; and it was so [because He had spoken them into creation]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So God made the wild animals of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps <i>and</i> crawls on the earth according to its kind; and God saw that it was good (pleasing, useful) <i>and</i> He affirmed and sustained it. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps <i>and</i> crawls on the earth.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>So God created man in His own image, in the image <i>and</i> likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>and to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that moves on the ground--to everything in which there is the breath of life--<i>I have given</i> every green plant for food”; and it was so [because He commanded it]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/1-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good <i>and</i> He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> This is originally a plural form based on <i>el</i> (root meaning: strength), which itself is used to refer to God in compounds like <i>El Shaddai</i> (Almighty God). The word <i>el</i> is also used to refer to false gods, so the context determines whether <i>Elohim</i> means “God” or is better understood as “gods” (<i>elohim)</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Heb <i>bara</i>. Here and in 1:21, God created from nothing which is something only He can do. In 1:27, God used preexisting materials (man from the dust of the ground; Eve from Adam’s rib); each use of the word <i>bara</i> (“create”) must be considered in its specific context.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> The Hebrew text here has two rhyming words, <i>tohu</i> and <i>bohu,</i> which have similar meanings of “wasteness” and “emptiness.” The construction is a figure of speech called <i>hendiadys,</i> in which two words are used together to express the same idea. The meaning is that the earth had no clearly discernible features at this point in creation but essentially was a mass of raw materials. This proves to be very important from philosophical and scientific viewpoints, because it documents the fact that the raw matter of the earth--and by extension, of the universe--did not coexist eternally with God, but was created by Him <i>ex nihilo</i> (Latin “out of nothing”).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> This is not in the imperative mood (the ordinary grammatical form for a command), but God willed these creative events into existence. It is the voluntative mood in Hebrew. This translates, “It is My will that this happen.” English does not have the voluntative mood, which includes the jussive and cohortative forms. When “let” is used in this way, it represents a command not in the imperative mood, but rather an expression of God’s will, the jussive form. God literally commanded (willed) the world into existence.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> “He affirmed and sustained it” is understood (deduced) from the context. The italic “and” alerts the reader or student of Hebrew that the word or words that follow are amplifications not found in the Hebrew text itself, but implied by it or by contextual factors.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> The Hebrew word translated “evening” indicates dusk or sunset.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> The Hebrew word translated “morning” indicates the time when it is getting light (dawn).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>a firmament</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>grass</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>herbs</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>over the face of</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></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 align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>