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Genesis 1 :: King James Version (KJV)

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The Creation

(Gen 2:4–9; Job 38:4–11; Jhn 1:1–5 )

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Gen 1:1 - In the beginning^H7225 God^H430 created^H1254 the heaven^H8064 and^H853 the earth.^H776

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Gen 1:2 - And the earth^H776 was^H1961 without form,^H8414 and void;^H922 and darkness^H2822 was upon^H5921 the face^H6440 of the deep.^H8415 And the Spirit^H7307 of God^H430 moved^H7363 upon^H5921 the face^H6440 of the waters.^H4325

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Gen 1:3 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let there be^H1961 light:^H216 and there was^H1961 light.^H216

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Gen 1:4 - And^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 the light,^H216 that^H3588 it was good:^H2896 and^H914^➔ God^H430 divided^➔^H914 the light^H216 from^H996 the darkness.^H2822

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Gen 1:5 - And^H7121^➔ God^H430 called^➔^H7121 the light^H216 Day,^H3117 and the darkness^H2822 he called^H7121 Night.^H3915 And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the^H3117^➔ first^H259 day.^➔^H3117

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Gen 1:6 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let there be^H1961 a firmament^H7549 in the midst^H8432 of the waters,^H4325 and let it^H1961 divide^H914 the waters^H4325 from^H996 the waters.^H4325

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Gen 1:7 - And^H6213^➔ God^H430 made^➔^H6213 the firmament,^H7549 and divided^H914 the waters^H4325 which^H834 were under^H8478 the firmament^H7549 from^H996 the waters^H4325 which^H834 were above^H5921 the firmament:^H7549 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:8 - And^H7121^➔ God^H430 called^➔^H7121 the firmament^H7549 Heaven.^H8064 And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the second^H8145 day.^H3117

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Gen 1:9 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let^H6960^➔ the waters^H4325 under^H8478 the heaven^H8064 be gathered together^➔^H6960 unto^H413 one^H259 place,^H4725 and let^H7200^➔ the dry^H3004 land appear:^➔^H7200 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:10 - And^H7121^➔ God^H430 called^➔^H7121 the dry^H3004 land Earth;^H776 and the gathering together^H4723 of the waters^H4325 called he^H7121 Seas:^H3220 and^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 it was good.^H2896

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Gen 1:11 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let^H1876^➔ the earth^H776 bring forth^➔^H1876 grass,^H1877 the herb^H6212 yielding^H2232 seed,^H2233 and the fruit^H6529 tree^H6086 yielding^H6213 fruit^H6529 after his kind,^H4327 whose^H834 seed^H2233 is in itself, upon^H5921 the earth:^H776 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:12 - And^H3318^➔ the earth^H776 brought forth^➔^H3318 grass,^H1877 and herb^H6212 yielding^H2232 seed^H2233 after his kind,^H4327 and the tree^H6086 yielding^H6213 fruit,^H6529 whose^H834 seed^H2233 was in itself, after his kind:^H4327 and^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 it was good.^H2896

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Gen 1:13 - And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the third^H7992 day.^H3117

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Gen 1:14 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let there be^H1961 lights^H3974 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to divide^H914 the day^H3117 from^H996 the night;^H3915 and let them be^H1961 for signs,^H226 and for seasons,^H4150 and for days,^H3117 and years:^H8141

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Gen 1:15 - And let them be^H1961 for lights^H3974 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to give light^H215 upon^H5921 the earth:^H776 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:16 - And^H6213^➔ God^H430 made^➔^H6213 two^H8147 great^H1419 lights;^H3974 the greater^H1419 light^H3974 to rule^H4475 the day,^H3117 and^H853 the lesser^H6996 light^H3974 to rule^H4475 the night:^H3915 he made the stars^H3556 also.^H853

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Gen 1:17 - And^H5414^➔ God^H430 set^➔^H5414 them^H853 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to give light^H215 upon^H5921 the earth,^H776

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Gen 1:18 - And to rule^H4910 over the day^H3117 and over the night,^H3915 and to divide^H914 the light^H216 from^H996 the darkness:^H2822 and^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 it was good.^H2896

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Gen 1:19 - And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the fourth^H7243 day.^H3117

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Gen 1:20 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let^H8317^➔ the waters^H4325 bring forth abundantly^➔^H8317 the moving creature^H8318 that hath^H5315 life,^H2416 and fowl^H5775 that may fly^H5774 above^H5921 the earth^H776 in^H5921 the open^H6440 firmament^H7549 of heaven.^H8064

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Gen 1:21 - And^H1254^➔ God^H430 created^➔^H1254 great^H1419 whales,^H8577 and^H853 every^H3605 living^H2416 creature^H5315 that moveth,^H7430 which^H834 the waters^H4325 brought forth abundantly,^H8317 after their kind,^H4327 and^H853 every^H3605 winged^H3671 fowl^H5775 after his kind:^H4327 and^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 it was good.^H2896

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Gen 1:22 - And^H1288^➔ God^H430 blessed^➔^H1288 them,^H853 saying,^H559 Be fruitful,^H6509 and multiply,^H7235 and fill^H4390 the waters^H4325 in the seas,^H3220 and^H5775^➔ let^H7235^➔ fowl^➔^H5775 multiply^➔^H7235 in the earth.^H776

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Gen 1:23 - And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the fifth^H2549 day.^H3117

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Gen 1:24 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let^H3318^➔ the earth^H776 bring forth^➔^H3318 the^H5315^➔ living^H2416 creature^➔^H5315 after his kind,^H4327 cattle,^H929 and creeping thing,^H7431 and beast^H2416 of the earth^H776 after his kind:^H4327 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:25 - And^H6213^➔ God^H430 made^➔^H6213 the beast^H2416 of the earth^H776 after his kind,^H4327 and^H853 cattle^H929 after their kind,^H4327 and^H853 every^H3605 thing that creepeth^H7431 upon the earth^H127 after his kind:^H4327 and^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 it was good.^H2896

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Gen 1:26 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Let us make^H6213 man^H120 in our image,^H6754 after our likeness:^H1823 and let them have dominion^H7287 over the fish^H1710 of the sea,^H3220 and over the fowl^H5775 of the air,^H8064 and over the cattle,^H929 and over all^H3605 the earth,^H776 and over every^H3605 creeping thing^H7431 that creepeth^H7430 upon^H5921 the earth.^H776

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Gen 1:27 - So^H1254^➔ God^H430 created^➔^H1254 man^H120 in his own image,^H6754 in the image^H6754 of God^H430 created he^H1254 him;^H853 male^H2145 and female^H5347 created he^H1254 them.^H853

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Gen 1:28 - And^H1288^➔ God^H430 blessed^➔^H1288 them,^H853 and^H559^➔ God^H430 said^➔^H559 unto them, Be fruitful,^H6509 and multiply,^H7235 and replenish^H4390 the earth,^H776 and subdue it:^H3533 and have dominion^H7287 over the fish^H1710 of the sea,^H3220 and over the fowl^H5775 of the air,^H8064 and over every^H3605 living thing^H2416 that moveth^H7430 upon^H5921 the earth.^H776

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Gen 1:29 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said,^➔^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have given^H5414 you every^H3605 herb^H6212 bearing^H2232 seed,^H2233 which^H834 is upon^H5921 the face^H6440 of all^H3605 the earth,^H776 and^H853 every^H3605 tree,^H6086 in the which^H834 is the fruit^H6529 of a tree^H6086 yielding^H2232 seed;^H2233 to you it shall be^H1961 for meat.^H402

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Gen 1:30 - And to every^H3605 beast^H2416 of the earth,^H776 and to every^H3605 fowl^H5775 of the air,^H8064 and to every^H3605 thing that creepeth^H7430 upon^H5921 the earth,^H776 wherein^H834 there is life,^H5315^H2416 I have given every^H3605 green^H3418 herb^H6212 for meat:^H402 and it was^H1961 so.^H3651

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Gen 1:31 - And^H7200^➔ God^H430 saw^➔^H7200 every thing^H3605 that^H834 he had made,^H6213 and, behold,^H2009 it was very^H3966 good.^H2896 And^H1961^➔ the evening^H6153 and^H1961 the morning^H1242 were^➔^H1961 the sixth^H8345 day.^H3117

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