Genesis 1:17World English Bible British Edition

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, God 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:3

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:4

God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.