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Genesis 1:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 And the earth was [a][b]without form and void, and [c]darkness was upon the [d]deep, and the Spirit of God [e]moved upon the [f]waters.
3 Then God said, (A)Let there be light: And there was [g]light.
4 And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated [h]the light from the darkness.
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- Genesis 1:2 As a rude lump and without any creature in it: for the waters covered all.
- Genesis 1:2 Or, waste.
- Genesis 1:2 Darkness covered the deep waters, for as yet the light was not created.
- Genesis 1:2 Hebrew, face of the deep.
- Genesis 1:2 He maintained this confused heap by his secret power.
- Genesis 1:2 Hebrew, face of the waters.
- Genesis 1:3 The light was made before either Sun or Moon was created: therefore we must not attribute that to the creatures that are God’s instruments, which only appertaineth to God.
- Genesis 1:4 Hebrew, between the light, and between the darkness.
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