Genesis 1:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath
1 In the beginning when God created[a] the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters.
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- Genesis 1:1 Or when God began to create or In the beginning God created
- Genesis 1:2 Or while the spirit of God or while a mighty wind
Genesis 1:1-2
Common English Bible
World’s creation in seven days
1 When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth— 2 the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters—
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- Genesis 1:1 Or In the beginning, God created
Genesis 1:1-2
Complete Jewish Bible
Parashah 1: B’resheet (In the beginning) 1:1–6:8
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was unformed and void, darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the water.
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