The earth was (A)without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. (B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

(C)Then God said, (D)“Let there be (E)light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the (F)darkness He called Night. [b]So the evening and the morning were the first day.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.
  2. Genesis 1:5 Lit. And evening was, and morning was, a day, one.

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