Ruth 1:20World English Bible British Edition
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. 1:20 “Naomi” means “pleasant”. Call me Mara, 1:20 “Mara” means “bitter”. for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
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Genesis 1:5
God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:29
God said, “Behold, 1:29 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.