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In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
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.
The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.