The Creation

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth— 2 Nowa the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good, and God caused there to be a separation between the light and between the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

6 And God said, “Let there be a vaulted domeb in the midst of the waters, and ⌊let it cause a separation between the waters⌋.”c 7 Sod God made the vaulted dome,e and he caused a separation between the waters which were under the vaulted domef and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome.g And it was so. 8 And God called the vaulted domeh “heaven.”i And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

9 And God said, “Let the waters under heavenj be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 And God called the dry ground “earth,” and he called the collection of the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, “Let the earth produce green plants that will bear seed—fruit trees bearing fruit ⌊in which there is seed⌋k—according to itsl kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth green plants bearing seed according to itsm kind, and trees bearing fruit ⌊in which there was seed⌋n according to itso kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.