Genesis 1:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 1:9

7 Thus God made the firmament, ^aand divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were ^babove the firmament; and it was so.

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;

15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 1:9

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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.

Amplified® Bible
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected into one place [of standing], and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

Contemporary English Version
God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.

Darby English Version
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.

Good News Bible
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"---and it was done.

King James 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.

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."

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 King James Version
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens gather into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it came to pass.

Revised 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.

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.

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