Now the earth was formless and empty,(A) darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.(B)

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Now the earth was formless(A) and empty,(B) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(C) and the Spirit of God(D) was hovering(E) over the waters.

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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.

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The earth was (A)without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. (B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

20 By his knowledge the watery depths broke open,(A)
and the clouds dripped with dew.(B)

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20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
    and the clouds let drop the dew.

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20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

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20 By His knowledge the depths were (A)broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.

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