Genesis 1:2-4

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Footnotes

1. Genesis 1:2 moved over The Hebrew word means “to fly over” or “to swoop down,” like a bird flying over its nest to protect its babies.
2. Genesis 1:3 Or “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While ² the earth had no special shape, and darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit hovered over the water, ³ God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Or “When God began to create the sky and the earth, ² while the earth was completely empty, and darkness covered the ocean, and a powerful wind blew over the water, ³ God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”