Focused Passage

Genesis 1:1-5

The Sovereign God Creates and Orders All Things

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

John 1 BSB references Hebrews 11 BSB references John 1:1 Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:3 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:18 Classic cross-references Revelation 4:11 Classic cross-references Hebrews 1:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

In the beginning בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית H7225 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular God אֱלֹהִ֑ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֵ֥ת H853 Direct object marker created בָּרָ֣א H1254 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and וְאֵ֥ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 4:23 Classic cross-references Psalms 104:30 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:18 Classic cross-references Psalms 33:6 Classic cross-references Job 26:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now the earth וְהָאָ֗רֶץ H776 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular was הָיְתָ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular formless תֹ֙הוּ֙ H8414 Noun - masculine singular and void וָבֹ֔הוּ H922 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and darkness וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ H2822 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular was over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the surface פְּנֵ֣י H6440 Noun - common plural construct of the deep תְה֑וֹם H8415 Noun - common singular And the Spirit וְר֣וּחַ H7307 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct of God אֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Noun - masculine plural was hovering מְרַחֶ֖פֶת H7363 Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the surface פְּנֵ֥י H6440 Noun - common plural construct of the waters הַמָּֽיִם׃ H4325 Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 4:6 Classic cross-references John 1:5 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:7 Classic cross-references Isaiah 60:19 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

And God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Let there be יְהִ֣י H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular light א֑וֹר H216 Noun - common singular and there was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular light אֽוֹר׃ H216 Noun - common singular

BSB notes

Cited in 2 Corinthians 4:6

Verse 4

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 2:13 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 11:7 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:18 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:31 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

And God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker saw וַיַּ֧רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction the light הָא֖וֹר H216 Article | Noun - common singular [was] good ט֑וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular and [He] אֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Noun - masculine plural separated וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל H914 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the light הָא֖וֹר H216 Article | Noun - common singular from וּבֵ֥ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition . . . בֵּ֥ין H996 Preposition the darkness הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ H2822 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Psalms 74:16 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:7 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 104:20 Classic cross-references Genesis 8:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

God אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ H430 Noun - masculine plural called וַיִּקְרָ֨א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the light לָאוֹר֙ H216 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular day י֔וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular and the darkness וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ H2822 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular He called קָ֣רָא H7121 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular night לָ֑יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular And there was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular evening עֶ֥רֶב H6153 Noun - masculine singular and there was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular morning בֹ֖קֶר H1242 Noun - masculine singular the first אֶחָֽד׃פ H259 Number - masculine singular day י֥וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Literally day one

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