Genesis 1 Parallel Bible

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	YLT Young's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth --	In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.	In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2	the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,	The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.	Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3	and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is.	And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.	And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4	And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,	And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.	God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5	and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day one.	God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.	God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6	And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'	And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”	And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7	And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which are under the expanse, and the waters which are above the expanse: and it is so.	And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.	So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8	And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.	And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.	God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9	And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.	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.
10	And God calleth to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called 'Seas;' and God seeth that it is good.	God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.	God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11	And God saith, 'Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.	And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.	Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
12	And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed is in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that it is good;	The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.	The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13	and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day third.	And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.	And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14	And God saith, 'Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,	And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,	And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15	and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.	and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.	and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16	And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary -- and the stars -- for the rule of the night;	And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.	God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17	and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,	And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,	God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
18	and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that it is good;	to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.	to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19	and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day fourth.	And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.	And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
20	And God saith, 'Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.'	And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”	And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”
21	And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.	So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.	So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22	And God blesseth them, saying, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'	And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”	God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23	and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day fifth.	And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.	And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
24	And God saith, 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:' and it is so.	And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.	And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.
25	And God maketh the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.	And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.	God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26	And God saith, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'	Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”	Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27	And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.	So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.	So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28	And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'	And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”	God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29	And God saith, 'Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;	And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.	Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
30	and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which is breath of life, every green herb is for food:' and it is so.	And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.	And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31	And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day the sixth.	And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.	God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Genesis 1 Parallel Bible Translations