Genesis 1
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Genesis 1:7-14

7GodH430 madeH6213 the 1expanseH7549, and separatedH914 2the watersH4325 thatH834 were belowH4480H8478 the 3expanseH7549 from the watersH4325 4thatH834 were aboveH4480H5921 the 5expanseH7549; and it was soH3651. 8GodH430 calledH7121 the 6expanseH7549 “heavenH8064.” And there was eveningH6153 and there was morningH1242, a secondH8145 dayH3117.

9Then GodH430 saidH559, “7Let the watersH4325 belowH4480H8478 the heavensH8064 be gatheredH6960 into oneH259 placeH4725, and let 8the dryH3004 landH3004 appearH7200”; and it was soH3651. 10And GodH430 calledH7121 the dryH3004 landH3004 “earthH776,” and the 9gatheringH4723 of the watersH4325 He calledH7121 “seasH3220”; and GodH430 sawH7200 that it was goodH2896. 11Then GodH430 saidH559, “Let the earthH776 sproutH1876 1011vegetationH1877, 12plantsH6212 yieldingH2232 seedH2233, and fruitH6529 treesH6086 on the earthH776 bearingH6213 fruitH6529 according to 13their kindH4327 14with seedH2233 in them”; and it was soH3651. 12The earthH776 producedH3318 15vegetationH1877, 16plantsH6212 yieldingH2232 seedH2233 according to 17their kindH4327, and treesH6086 bearingH6213 fruitH6529 18with seedH2233 in them, according to 19their kindH4327; and GodH430 sawH7200 that it was goodH2896. 13And there was eveningH6153 and there was morningH1242, a thirdH7992 dayH3117.

14Then GodH430 saidH559, “Let there be 2021lightsH3974 in the 2223expanseH7549 of the heavensH8064 to separateH914 the dayH3117 from the nightH3915, and they shall 24serve as 25signsH226 and for 26seasonsH4150, and for daysH3117 and yearsH8141;

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 1:7 Or firmament ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 1:7 Job 38:8-11 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 1:7 Or firmament ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 1:7 Ps 148:4 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 1:7 Or firmament ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 1:8 Or firmament ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 1:9 Ps 104:6-9; Jer 5:22; 2 Pet 3:5 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 1:9 Ps 24:1, 2; 95:5 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 1:10 Ps 33:7; 95:5; 146:6 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 1:11 Or grass ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 1:11 Ps 65:9-13; 104:14; Heb 6:7 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 1:11 Or herbs ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 1:11 Lit its ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 1:11 Lit in which is its seed ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 1:12 Or grass ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 1:12 Or herbs ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 1:12 Lit its ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 1:12 Lit in which is its seed ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 1:12 Lit its ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearers, and so throughout the ch ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 1:14 Ps 74:16; 136:7 ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 1:14 Or firmament; i.e., atmosphere and space ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 1:14 Ps 19:1; 150:1 ↩
  24. 24. Genesis 1:14 Lit be for ↩
  25. 25. Genesis 1:14 Jer 10:2 ↩
  26. 26. Genesis 1:14 Ps 104:19 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 1

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