Ancient Versions of Genesis 1

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1	When God began to create heaven and earth--	In the beginning, God made the heaven and the earth.	In the beginning God created heaven and earth.	In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.	In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2	the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water--	Now, the earth was invisible and unshaped, and darkness was upon the depths, and the spirit of God lay upon the water.	The earth was invisible and formless, and darkness was over the abyss. And the Spirit of God was stirring above the water.	And the earth was without form and void: and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.	The earth was formless and void and darkness was over the face of the deep. The spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
3	God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.	And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.	And God said, "Let there be light," and light was made.	And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.	And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
4	God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.	And God saw that the light was good, and God made a divide between the light and between the darkness.	God saw that the light was good and God separated the light from the darkness.	And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.	God saw that the light was good and God divided between the light and the darkness.
5	God called the light Day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.	And God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening and there was morning, one day.	And God called the light Day and the darkness Night, and evening was made and morning made, one day.	And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.	And God called the light, day and the darkness he called night. And it was evening and it was morning; day one.
6	God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, that it may separate water from water."	And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water. And it happened so.	And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide the water from the water." And so it was done	And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.	And God said "Let there be a firmament in the middle of the waters and let it separate between the waters.
7	God made the expanse, and it separated the water which was below the expanse from the water which was above the expanse. And it was so.	And God made the firmament, and God divided the water, dividing between that which was below the firmament and that which was above the firmament.	And God made the firmament and God divided the water that was below the firmament from the water that was above the firmament.	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.	And God made the firmament and it separated between the waters below and the waters of the firmament.
8	God called the expanse Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.	And God called the firmament "heaven." And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.	And God called the firmament Heaven. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day	And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.	And God called the firmament, heaven and it was evening and it was morning; a second day.
9	God said, "Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear." And it was so.	And God said, "Let the water that is below the heaven be gathered into a single gathering place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. And the water that was below the heaven was gathered together into its gathering places, and the dry land appeared.	And God said, "Let the water that is under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And so it was done. And the water that is under the heaven was gathered together into one place, and dry land appeared.	And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.	And God said, Let the waters below the heavens be gathered to one place and let the dry land be seen. And it was so.
10	God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering of waters He called Seas. And God saw that this was good.	And God called the dry land "earth" and the entire body of waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.	And God called the dry land Earth and the assembled waters Seas And God saw that it was good.	And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.	And God called the dry land earth. And the gathering of waters he called day. and God saw that it was good.
11	And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it." And it was so.	And God said, "Let the earth sprout forth grass of the field, which produces seeds according to its kind and according to its likeness on the earth. And it happened so.	And God said, "Let the earth bring forth the nourishing crops, seedbearing according to their kind and their likeness, and the fruit tree bearing its fruit, containing within itself its own seed according to its likeness upon the earth." And so it was done.	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.	And God said let the earth bring forth green plants, the herbs which propagate by seed according to its genus. and fruit-trees which produce fruit according to their genus by which he will adorn it on the earth. And it was so.
12	The earth brought forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that this was good.	And the earth brought forth grass of the field, which produces seeds according to its kind and according to its likeness, and fruit-tree that bear fruit, the seed of which is inside it according to its kind on the earth. And God saw that it was good.	And the earth brought forth the nourishing crops, seedbearing according to their kind and their likeness, and the fruit tree bearing its fruit, containing within itself its seed according to its kind upon the earth. And God saw that it was good.	And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.	And the earth brought forth green plants, the herb which propagates by seed according to its genus. And the tree which produces fruit which adorn it according to its genus. And God saw that it was good.
13	And there was evening and there was morning, a third day	And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.	And there was evening and morning, the third day.	And the evening and the morning were the third day.	And it was evening and it was morning; a third day.
14	God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night; they shall serve as signs for the set times--the days and the years;	And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven for the illumination of the earth, to divide between the day and between the night and let them be for signs for seasons and days and years	And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth, to establish day and night, and to divide day and night; let them serve as signs for the fixing of times, of days, and of years;	And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:	And God said, let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate between day and night. And let them be for signs, and times, and for days and for years.
15	and they shall serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth." And it was so.	and let them be for illumination in the firmament of the heaven so that they might give light upon the earth. And it happened so.	Iet them be an ornament in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth." And so it was done.	And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.	And Let them luminate the firmament of the heaven so as to luminate upon the earth. And it was so.
16	God made the two great lights, the greater light to dominate the day and the lesser light to dominate the night, and the stars.	And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars.	God made the two great lights, the greater light to establish the day and the smaller light to establish the night, and He made the stars.	And God made two great lights the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.	And God made two great lights.. The great(er) light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night and the stars.
17	And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,	And God placed them in the firmament of heaven so that they might give light to the earth	And God set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth,	And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.	And God put them in the firmament of the heavens to illuminate over the earth.
18	to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that this was good.	and to rule the day and the night and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.	to establish day and night, and to divide light and darkness. God saw that it was good.	And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.	And to rule over the day and the night and to separate between light and darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19	And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.	And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.	And there was evening, and there was morning, the fourth day.	And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.	And it was evening and it was morning, a fourth day.
20	God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and birds that fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."	And God said, "Let the waters bring forth creeping things, having living souls, and birds, flying above the earth below the firmament of the heaven. And it happened so.	And God said, "Let the waters bring forth the creeping creatures having life, and winged creatures to fly above the earth along the firmament of heaven." And so it was done.	And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.	And God said, let the waters teem with living beings, and let the birds fly over the earth (and) upon the face of the firmament of the heavens.
21	God created the great sea monsters, and all the living creatures of every kind the creep, which the waters brought forth in swarms, and all the winged birds of every kind. And God saw that this was good.	And God made the great sea monsters and every soul of the living creeping things, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every bird according to kind. And God saw that it was good.	And God created the great sea monsters and all the living creeping creatures which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that they were good.	And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.	And God created the great sea monsters.. and call the living beings which creep, which the waters produced according to their genus.. And all the birds with wings according to their genus. And God saw that it was good.
22	God blessed them, saying, "Be fertile and increase, fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."	And God blessed them saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let the birds be multiplied over the earth."	And God blessed them, saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the waters of the sea, and let the birds multiply on the earth."	And God blessed the, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.	And God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas.. And let the birds multiply on the earth.
23	And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.	And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.	And there was evening and morning, the fifth day.	And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.	And it was evening and it was morning; a fifth day.
24	God said, "Let the earth bring forth every kind of living creature: cattle, creeping things, and wild beasts of every kind." And it was so.	And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living beings according to kind, four-footed and creeping and wild beasts of the earth according to kind and cattle according to kind and all the creeping things of the earth according to their kinds." And it happened so.	And God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: quadrupeds, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle according to their kinds." And so it was done.	And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.	And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to the genus, domestic animals, creeping things, and beasts according to their genus.. And it was so.
25	God made wild beasts of every kind and cattle of every kind, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. And God saw that this was good.	And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to kind and the cattle according to kind and all the creeping things of the earth according to their kind. And God saw that they were good.	And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle according to their kinds, and all creeping things of earth according to their kinds. And God saw that they were good.	And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.	And God made the animals of the earth according to their genus.. The domestic animals according to their genus and all of the creeping things of the earth according to their genus. And god saw that it was good.
26	And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. They shall rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the cattle, the whole earth, and all the creeping things that creep on earth."	And God said, "Let us make man according to our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule the fishes of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the domestic animals and the entire earth and all of the creeping things which creep upon the earth."	And God said, "Let Us make mankind in Our image and likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, all the cattle, all the earth, and all the creatures that crawl on the earth."	And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.	And God said, "Let us make man in our image according to our likeness.. And let him rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and over the domestic animals and all of the beasts of the earth and all of the creeping things which creep on the earth.
27	And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.	And God made the man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.	And God made man, to the image of God He made him: male and female He made them.	So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.	And God created Adam in his image. In the image of God he created him.. Male and female he created them.
28	God blessed them and God said to them, "Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it; and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the living things that creep on the earth."	And God blessed them saying, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and rule over the fishes of the sea and the birds of the heaven and all the domestic animals and the entire eartha and all the creeping things which creep upon the earth."	And God blessed them and said, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, all the cattle, all the earth, and all the creatures that crawl on the earth."	And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.	And God blessed them and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it.. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and over the domestic animals and all the animals which creep on the earth.
29	God said, "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food.	And God said, "Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing grass, which is on the earth, to produce seed, and every tree, which has in itself the fruit of the seed that it has produced--it will be food for you--	God also said, "See, I have given you every seedbearing plant bearing its seed over all the earth, and every tree that has seedbearing fruit. These will be food for you.	And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed: to you it shall be for food.	And God said, Look I now give to you all the herb which propagates by seed over the face of the whole earth and each tree in which there. the fruit of the tree whose seed shall be food for you.
30	And to all the animals on land, to all the birds of the sky, and to everything that creeps on earth, in which there is the breath of life, [I give] all the green plants for food." And it was so.	And to all the wild beasts of the earth and to all the birds of the heaven and to all the creeping things which creep upon the earth, which have living souls, I have given every green grass for food." And it happened so.	for all the wild animals of the earth, for all the birds of the air, and for every creature that crawls on the earth and has the breath of life; every green plant I give you for food." And so it was done.	And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.	And to all of the beasts of field and to all of the birds of heavens and to every creature which creeps on the earth in which there is a living spirit (I give) every green piece of herb for food.. And it was so.
31	And God saw all that He had made, and found it very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.	And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.	And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and morning, the sixth day.	And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.	And God saw all that he had made and it was very good.. And it was evening and it was morning;. a sixth day.

Genesis 1 Restored

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Ancient Versions of Genesis 1