Genesis
I n the be gin ning God cre at ed the heav ens and the earth. Now the earth was form less and emp ty, dark ness was over the sur face of the deep, and the Spir it of God was hov er ing over the wa ters.
And God said,“ Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he sep a rat ed the light from the darkness. God called the light“ day,” and the dark ness he called“ night.” And there was eve ning, and there was morn ing— the first day.
And God said,“ Let there be a vault be tween the wa ters to sepa rate wa ter from wa ter.” So God made the vault and sep a rated the wa ter un der the vault from the wa ter above it. And it was so. God called the vault“ sky.” And there was eve ning, and there was morning— the second day.
And God said,“ Let the wa ter un der the sky be gath ered to one place, and let dry ground ap pear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground“ land,” and the gath ered wa ters he called“ seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Then God said,“ Let the land pro duce veg e ta tion: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, ac cord ing to their var i ous kinds.” And it was so. The land pro duced veg e ta tion: plants bear ing seed ac cord ing to their kinds and trees bear ing fruit with seed in it ac cord ing to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was eve ning, and there was morn ing— the third day.
And God said,“ Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to sep a rate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights— the great er light to gov ern the day and the less er light to gov ern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to gov ern the day and the night, and to sep a rate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was eve ning, and there was morn ing— the fourth day.
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