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Genesis 1:9

Creation

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

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BSB
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
KJV
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
WEB
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
ASV
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
DARBY
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
BLB
And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land be seen.” And it was so.
ÅB
Og Gud sa: Vannet under himmelen samle seg til ett sted, og det ble så.
OTB
Og Gud sa: "La vannet under himmelen samles på ett sted, og la det tørre land komme til syne." Og det ble slik.
B1930
Og Gud sa: Vannet under himmelen samle sig til ett sted, og det blev så.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 3:5

    For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

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  • Jonah 1:9

    And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

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  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

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  • Psalms 95:5

    The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:7

    All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

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  • Psalms 33:7

    He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

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  • Proverbs 8:28–29

    When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

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  • Psalms 104:5–9

    Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

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