NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And the earth'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. was hayah (haw-yaw) to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) without form tohuw (to'-hoo) a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness. and void bohuw (bo'-hoo) a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin -- emptiness, void. and darkness choshek (kho-shek') the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity. was upon the face paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) of the deep thowm (teh-home') an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth. And the Spirit ruwach (roo'-akh) wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being of God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. moved rachaph (raw-khaf') to brood; by implication, to be relaxed -- flutter, move, shake. upon `al (al) above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow) the face paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) of the waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. King James Bible And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. International Standard Version When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters, NET Bible Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. GOD'S WORD® Translation The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water. King James 2000 Bible And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Links Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:2 NIV Genesis 1:2 NLT Genesis 1:2 ESV Genesis 1:2 NASB Genesis 1:2 KJV |
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