Genesis 1:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 1:10

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 Then God said, ^a“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and ^blet the dry land appear”; and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth ^abring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the ^bfruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 Then God said, “Let there be ^alights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and ^bseasons, and for days and years;

Verse Comparison: Genesis 1:10

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American Standard Version
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Amplified® Bible
God called the dry land Earth, and the accumulated waters He called Seas. And God saw that this was good (fitting, admirable) {and} He approved it.

Contemporary English Version
God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.

Darby English Version
And God called the dry [land] Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Good News Bible
He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea." And God was pleased with what he saw.

King James Version
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

New American Standard Bible
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.

New International Version
God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

New King James Version
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it seemed good.

Revised Standard Version
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
God called the dry ground “land”¹ and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

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