1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
2 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.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.
7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.
10 And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.
10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
11 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.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
13 And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
16 God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.
18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
23 And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
25 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.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
29 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.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.
30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.