Genesis 1:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Let the watersהַמַּ֜יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
below 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
be gatheredיִקָּו֨וּ
(yik·ka·vu)
6960b: to collecta prim. root
into oneאֶחָ֔ד
(e·chad,)
259: onea prim. card. number
place,מָקֹ֣ום
(ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
and let the dry landהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
(hai·yab·ba·shah;)
3004: dry land, dry groundfrom yabesh
appear";וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה
(ve·te·ra·'eh)
7200: to seea prim. root
and it was so.כֵֽן׃
(chen.)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
under the heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
be gathered together
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
unto
'el  (ale)
denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
and let the dry
yabbashah  (yab-baw-shaw')
dry ground -- dry (ground, land).
land appear
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
and it was so
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

International Standard Version
Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened:

NET Bible
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear." And so it was.

King James 2000 Bible
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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