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Genesis 1:18-20
New International Version
Genesis 1:18-20
New International Version
18 to govern the day and the night,(A) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.(B) 19 And there was evening, and there was morning(C)—the fourth day.
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(D) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(E)
Genesis 1:18-20
New King James Version
Genesis 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 and to (A)rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living [a]creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the [b]firmament of the heavens.”
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- Genesis 1:20 souls
- Genesis 1:20 expanse
Genesis 1:18-20
King James Version
Genesis 1:18-20
King James Version
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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Genesis 1:18-20
English Standard Version
Genesis 1:18-20
English Standard Version
18 to (A)rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[a] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”
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- Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
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