Genesis 1:9
Strong's Lexicon
And God
אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Let the waters
הַמַּ֜יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

under
מִתַּ֤חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

the sky
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

be gathered
יִקָּו֨וּ (yiq·qā·wū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6960: 1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for 2) to collect, bind together 2a) (Niphal) to be collected

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

one
אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

place,
מָק֣וֹם (mā·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

so that the dry [land]
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה (hay·yab·bā·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3004: 1) dry land, dry ground

may appear.”
וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה (wə·ṯê·rā·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

And it was
וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

so.
כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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.

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

New Living Translation
Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.

English Standard Version
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.

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.

American Standard Version
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

English Revised Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.
















Cross References
2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Job 38:8
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

Job 38:10
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalm 24:2
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Psalm 95:5
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

Psalm 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Jeremiah 5:22
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
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