Chapter 1

In the beginning God created^{1 853} the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was¹ without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved¹⁸ upon the face of the waters.

And God said,⁴ Let there be⁴ light: and there was⁴ light.

And God saw^{4 853} the light, that [it was] good: and God divided^{55 996} the light from the darkness.

And God called⁴ the light Day, and the darkness he called¹ Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And God said,⁴ Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide⁵⁶ the waters from the waters.

And God made⁴ the firmament, and divided⁵⁵ the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.

And God called⁴ the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

And God said,⁴ Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together¹¹ unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear:¹¹ and it was so.

And God called⁴ the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called¹ he Seas: and God saw⁴ that [it was] good.

And God said,⁴ Let the earth bring forth⁵⁵ grass, the herb yielding⁵⁶ seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding⁶ fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

And the earth brought forth⁵⁵ grass, [and] herb yielding⁵⁶ seed after his kind, and the tree yielding⁶ fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw⁴ that [it was] good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

And God said,⁴ Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide⁵³ the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light⁵³ upon the earth: and it was so.

And God made⁴ 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 set⁴ them in the firmament of the heaven to give light⁵³ upon the earth,

And to rule² over the day and over the night, and to divide⁵³ the light from the darkness: and God saw⁴ that [it was] good.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

And God said,⁴ Let the waters bring forth abundantly⁴ the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly³⁴ above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

And God created⁴ great whales, and every living creature that moveth,⁶ which the waters brought forth abundantly,¹ after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw⁴ that [it was] good.

And God blessed¹⁷ them, saying,² Be fruitful,³ and multiply,³ and fill³ the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply⁴ in the earth.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

And God said,⁴ Let the earth bring forth⁵⁵ the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

And God made⁴ 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 saw⁴ that [it was] good.

And God said,⁴ Let us make⁴ man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion⁴ 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 creepeth⁶ upon the earth.

So God created⁴ man in his [own] image, in the image of God created¹ he him; male and female created¹ he them.

And God blessed¹⁷ them, and God said⁴ unto them, Be fruitful,³ and multiply,³ and replenish³ the earth, and subdue it:³ and have dominion³ over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth⁶ upon the earth.

And God said,⁴ Behold, I have given¹ you every herb bearing⁶ seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding⁶ seed; to you it shall be⁴ for meat.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth⁶ upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, ⁵³¹⁵ [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.

And God saw⁴ every thing that he had made,¹ and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.