Genesis 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 2

¹The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.

KJVThus the heavens^H8064 and the earth^H776 were finished^H3615^(H8792), and all the host of them^H6635.

² On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

KJVAnd on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 God^H430 ended^H3615^(H8762) his work^H4399 which he had made^H6213^(H8804); and he rested^H7673^(H8799) on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 from all his work^H4399 which he had made^H6213^(H8804).

³ God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

KJVAnd God^H430 blessed^H1288^(H8762) the seventh^H7637 day^H3117, and sanctified^H6942^(H8762) it: because^H3588 that in it he had rested^H7673^(H8804) from all his work^H4399 which God^H430 created^H1254^(H8804) and made^H6213^(H8800).

⁴ This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.

KJVThese^H428 are the generations^H8435 of the heavens^H8064 and of the earth^H776 when they were created^H1254^(H8736), in the day^H3117 that the LORD^H3068 God^H430 made^H6213^(H8800) the earth^H776 and the heavens^H8064,

⁵ No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

KJVAnd every plant^H7880 of the field^H7704 before^H2962 it was in the earth^H776, and every herb^H6212 of the field^H7704 before^H2962 it grew^H6779^(H8799): for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 had not^H3808 caused it to rain^H4305^(H8689) upon the earth^H776, and there was not^H369 a man^H120 to till^H5647^(H8800) the ground^H127.

⁶ but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.

KJVBut there went up^H5927^(H8799) a mist^H108 from^H4480 the earth^H776, and watered^H8248^(H8689) the whole face^H6440 of the ground^H127.

⁷ Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 formed^H3335^(H8799) man^H120 of the dust^H6083 of^H4480 the ground^H127, and breathed^H5301^(H8799) into his nostrils^H639 the breath^H5397 of life^H2416; and man^H120 became a living^H2416 soul^H5315.

⁸ Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 planted^H5193^(H8799) a garden^H1588 eastward^H6924 in Eden^H5731; and there^H8033 he put^H7760^(H8799) the man^H120 whom^H834 he had formed^H3335^(H8804).

⁹ Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

KJVAnd out^H4480 of the ground^H127 made^H6779 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 to grow^H6779^(H8686) every tree^H6086 that is pleasant^H2530^(H8737) to the sight^H4758, and good^H2896 for food^H3978; the tree^H6086 of life^H2416 also in the midst^H8432 of the garden^H1588, and the tree^H6086 of knowledge^H1847 of good^H2896 and evil^H7451.

¹⁰ A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

KJVAnd a river^H5104 went out^H3318^(H8802) of Eden^H5731 to water^H8248^(H8687) the garden^H1588; and from thence it was parted^H6504^(H8735), and became into four^H702 heads^H7218.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

KJVThe name^H8034 of the first^H259 is Pison^H6376: that^H1931 is it which compasseth^H5437^(H8802) the whole land^H776 of Havilah^H2341, where^H834 there is gold^H2091;

¹² and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

KJVAnd the gold^H2091 of that^H1931 land^H776 is good^H2896: there is bdellium^H916 and the onyx^H7718 stone^H68.

¹³ The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

KJVAnd the name^H8034 of the second^H8145 river^H5104 is Gihon^H1521: the same is it that compasseth^H5437^(H8802) the whole land^H776 of Ethiopia^H3568.

¹⁴ The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

KJVAnd the name^H8034 of the third^H7992 river^H5104 is Hiddekel^H2313: that is it which goeth toward^H1980^(H8802) the east^H6926 of Assyria^H804. And the fourth^H7243 river^H5104 is Euphrates^H6578.

¹⁵ Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 took^H3947^(H8799) the man^H120, and put him^H3240^(H8686) into the garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731 to dress^H5647^(H8800) it and to keep^H8104^(H8800) it.

¹⁶ Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 commanded^H6680^(H8762) the man^H120, saying^H559^(H8800), Of every tree^H6086 of the garden^H1588 thou mayest freely^H398^(H8800) eat^H398^(H8799):

¹⁷ but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

KJVBut of the tree^H6086 of the knowledge^H1847 of good^H2896 and evil^H7451, thou shalt not eat^H398^(H8799) of it: for in the day^H3117 that thou eatest^H398^(H8800) thereof thou shalt surely^H4191^(H8800) die^H4191^(H8799).

¹⁸ Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), It is not good^H2896 that the man^H120 should be^H1961^(H8800) alone; I will make^H6213^(H8799) him an help meet^H5828 for him.

¹⁹ Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.

KJVAnd out of the ground^H127 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 formed^H3335^(H8799) every beast^H2416 of the field^H7704, and every fowl^H5775 of the air^H8064; and brought^H935^(H8686) them unto Adam^H120 to see^H7200^(H8800) what he would call^H7121^(H8799) them: and whatsoever Adam^H120 called^H7121^(H8799) every living^H2416 creature^H5315, that^H1931 was the name thereof^H8034.

²⁰ The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.

KJVAnd Adam^H120 gave^H7121^(H8799) names^H8034 to all cattle^H929, and to the fowl^H5775 of the air^H8064, and to every beast^H2416 of the field^H7704; but for Adam^H120 there was not found^H4672^(H8804) an help meet^H5828 for him.

²¹ Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 caused^H5307 a deep sleep^H8639 to fall^H5307^(H8686) upon Adam^H121, and he slept^H3462^(H8799): and he took^H3947^(H8799) one^H259 of his ribs^H6763, and closed up^H5462^(H8799) the flesh^H1320 instead thereof;

²² Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

KJVAnd the rib^H6763, which the LORD^H3068 God^H430 had taken^H3947^(H8804) from man^H120, made^H1129^(H8799) he a woman^H802, and brought^H935^(H8686) her unto the man^H120.

²³ The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”

KJVAnd Adam^H120 said^H559^(H8799), This^H2063 is now^H6471 bone^H6106 of my bones^H6106, and flesh^H1320 of my flesh^H1320: she^H2063 shall be called^H7121^(H8735) Woman^H802, because she^H2063 was taken^H3947^(H8795) out of Man^H376.

²⁴ Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

KJVTherefore^H3651 shall a man^H376 leave^H5800^(H8799) his father^H1 and his mother^H517, and shall cleave^H1692^(H8804) unto his wife^H802: and they shall be one^H259 flesh^H1320.

²⁵ The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

KJVAnd they were both^H8147 naked^H6174, the man^H120 and his wife^H802, and were not ashamed^H954^(H8709).

WEB·Genesis 1

¹In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

KJVIn the beginning^H7225 God^H430 created^H1254^(H8804)^H853 the heaven^H8064 and^H853 the earth^H776.

² The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

KJVAnd the earth^H776 was^H1961^(H8804) without form^H8414, and void^H922; and darkness^H2822 was upon the face^H6440 of the deep^H8415. And the Spirit^H7307 of God^H430 moved^H7363^(H8764) upon^H5921 the face^H6440 of the waters^H4325.

³ God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let there be^H1961^(H8799) light^H216: and there was light^H216.

⁴ God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

KJVAnd God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799)^H853 the light^H216, that^H3588 it was good^H2896: and God^H430 divided^H914^(H8686)^H996 the light^H216 from^H996 the darkness^H2822.

⁵ God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.

KJVAnd God^H430 called^H7121^(H8799) the light^H216 Day^H3117, and the darkness^H2822 he called^H7121^(H8804) Night^H3915. And the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the first^H259 day^H3117.

⁶ God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let there be a firmament^H7549 in the midst^H8432 of the waters^H4325, and let it divide^H914^(H8688) the waters^H4325 from the waters^H4325.

⁷ God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

KJVAnd God^H430 made^H6213^(H8799) the firmament^H7549, and divided^H914^(H8686) the waters^H4325 which^H834 were under^H8478 the firmament^H7549 from the waters^H4325 which^H834 were above^H5921 the firmament^H7549: and it was so^H3651.

⁸ God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

KJVAnd God^H430 called^H7121^(H8799) the firmament^H7549 Heaven^H8064. And the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the second^H8145 day^H3117.

⁹ God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let the waters^H4325 under the heaven^H8064 be gathered together^H6960^(H8735) unto^H413 one^H259 place^H4725, and let the dry^H3004 land appear^H7200^(H8735): and it was so.

¹⁰ God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.

KJVAnd God^H430 called^H7121^(H8799) the dry^H3004 land Earth^H776; and the gathering together^H4723 of the waters^H4325 called^H7121^(H8804) he Seas^H3220: and God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was good^H2896.

¹¹ God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let the earth^H776 bring forth^H1876^(H8686) grass^H1877, the herb^H6212 yielding^H2232^(H8688) seed^H2233, and the fruit^H6529 tree^H6086 yielding^H6213^(H8802) fruit^H6529 after his kind^H4327, whose^H834 seed^H2233 is in itself, upon the earth^H776: and it was so.

¹² The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

KJVAnd the earth^H776 brought forth^H3318^(H8686) grass^H1877, and herb^H6212 yielding^H2232^(H8688) seed^H2233 after his kind^H4327, and the tree^H6086 yielding^H6213^(H8802) fruit^H6529, whose seed^H2233 was in itself, after his kind^H4327: and God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was good^H2896.

¹³ There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

KJVAnd the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the third^H7992 day^H3117.

¹⁴ God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let there be lights^H3974 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to divide^H914^(H8687) the day^H3117 from the night^H3915; and let them be for signs^H226, and for seasons^H4150, and for days^H3117, and years^H8141:

¹⁵ and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.

KJVAnd let them be for lights^H3974 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to give light^H215^(H8687) upon the earth^H776: and it was so.

¹⁶ God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

KJVAnd God^H430 made^H6213^(H8799) two^H8147 great^H1419 lights^H3974; the greater^H1419 light^H3974 to rule^H4475 the day^H3117, and the lesser^H6996 light^H3974 to rule^H4475 the night^H3915: he made the stars^H3556 also.

¹⁷ God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,

KJVAnd God^H430 set^H5414^(H8799) them in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to give light^H215^(H8687) upon the earth^H776,

¹⁸ and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

KJVAnd to rule^H4910^(H8800) over the day^H3117 and over the night^H3915, and to divide^H914^(H8687) the light^H216 from the darkness^H2822: and God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was good^H2896.

¹⁹ There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

KJVAnd the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the fourth^H7243 day^H3117.

²⁰ God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let the waters^H4325 bring forth abundantly^H8317^(H8799) the moving creature^H8318 that hath^H5315 life^H2416, and fowl^H5775 that may fly^H5774^(H8787) above^H5921 the earth^H776 in the open^H6440 firmament^H7549 of heaven^H8064.

²¹ God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

KJVAnd God^H430 created^H1254^(H8799) great^H1419 whales^H8577, and every living^H2416 creature^H5315 that moveth^H7430^(H8802), which the waters^H4325 brought forth abundantly^H8317^(H8804), after their kind^H4327, and every winged^H3671 fowl^H5775 after his kind^H4327: and God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was good^H2896.

²² God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

KJVAnd God^H430 blessed^H1288^(H8762) them, saying^H559^(H8800), Be fruitful^H6509^(H8798), and multiply^H7235^(H8798), and fill^H4390^(H8798) the waters^H4325 in the seas^H3220, and let fowl^H5775 multiply^H7235^(H8799) in the earth^H776.

²³ There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

KJVAnd the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the fifth^H2549 day^H3117.

²⁴ God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let the earth^H776 bring forth^H3318^(H8686) the 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 so.

²⁵ God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

KJVAnd God^H430 made^H6213^(H8799) the beast^H2416 of the earth^H776 after his kind^H4327, and cattle^H929 after their kind^H4327, and every thing that creepeth^H7431 upon the earth^H127 after his kind^H4327: and God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was good^H2896.

²⁶ God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Let us make^H6213^(H8799) man^H120 in our image^H6754, after our likeness^H1823: and let them have dominion^H7287^(H8799) 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 the earth^H776, and over every creeping thing^H7431 that creepeth^H7430^(H8802) upon the earth^H776.

²⁷ God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

KJVSo God^H430 created^H1254^(H8799) man^H120 in his own image^H6754, in the image^H6754 of God^H430 created^H1254^(H8804) he him; male^H2145 and female^H5347 created^H1254^(H8804) he them.

²⁸ God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

KJVAnd God^H430 blessed^H1288^(H8762) them, and God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Be fruitful^H6509^(H8798), and multiply^H7235^(H8798), and replenish^H4390^(H8798) the earth^H776, and subdue it^H3533^(H8798): and have dominion^H7287^(H8798) over the fish^H1710 of the sea^H3220, and over the fowl^H5775 of the air^H8064, and over every living thing^H2416 that moveth^H7430^(H8802) upon the earth^H776.

²⁹ God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Behold^H2009, I have given^H5414^(H8804) you every herb^H6212 bearing^H2232^(H8802) seed^H2233, which is upon the face^H6440 of all the earth^H776, and every tree^H6086, in the which is the fruit^H6529 of a tree^H6086 yielding^H2232^(H8802) seed^H2233; to you it shall be^H1961^(H8799) for meat^H402.

³⁰ To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.

KJVAnd to every beast^H2416 of the earth^H776, and to every fowl^H5775 of the air^H8064, and to every thing that creepeth^H7430^(H8802) upon the earth^H776, wherein there is life^H2416^H5315, I have given every green^H3418 herb^H6212 for meat^H402: and it was so.

³¹ God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

KJVAnd God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) every thing that^H834 he had made^H6213^(H8804), and, behold, it was very^H3966 good^H2896. And the evening^H6153 and the morning^H1242 were the sixth^H8345 day^H3117.

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