Genesis 1:9

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^9–10God spoke: “Separate!

Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place;

Land, appear!”

And there it was.

And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.

And God said, “Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.

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.

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