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Genesis 1:9-13

The Sovereign God Creates and Orders All Things

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9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

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Verse 9

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And Godאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularLet the watersהַמַּ֜יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralunderמִתַּ֤חַתH8478Preposition-mthe skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralbe gatheredיִקָּו֨וּH6960Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralintoאֶל־H413Prepositiononeאֶחָ֔דH259Number - masculine singularplaceמָק֣וֹםH4725Noun - masculine singularso that the dry [land]הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הH3004Article | Noun - feminine singularmay appearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularAnd it wasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsoכֵֽן׃H3651Adverb
Verse 10

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Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀H430Noun - masculine pluralcalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe dry [land]לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙H3004Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularearthאֶ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularand the gatheringוּלְמִקְוֵ֥הH4723Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof watersהַמַּ֖יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralHe calledקָרָ֣אH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularseasיַמִּ֑יםH3220Noun - masculine pluralAnd Godאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsawוַיַּ֥רְאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּי־H3588Conjunction[it was] goodטֽוֹב׃H2896Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 11

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Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularLet the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularbring forthתַּֽדְשֵׁ֤אH1876Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularvegetationדֶּ֔שֶׁאH1877Noun - masculine singularseed-bearingמַזְרִ֣יעַH2232Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular. . .זֶ֔רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularplantsעֵ֚שֶׂבH6212Noun - masculine singularand fruitפְּרִ֞יH6529Noun - masculine singulartreesעֵ֣ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructeach bearingעֹ֤שֶׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfruitפְּרִי֙H6529Noun - masculine singularwith seedזַרְעוֹ־H2233Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularaccording to its kindלְמִינ֔וֹH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relative-ב֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singular-עַל־H5921Preposition-הָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularAnd it wasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsoכֵֽן׃H3651Adverb
Verse 12

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The earthהָאָ֜רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularproducedוַתּוֹצֵ֨אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularvegetationדֶּ֠שֶׁאH1877Noun - masculine singularseed-bearingמַזְרִ֤יעַH2232Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular. . .זֶ֙רַע֙H2233Noun - masculine singularplantsעֵ֣שֶׂבH6212Noun - masculine singularaccording to their kindsלְמִינֵ֔הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand treesוְעֵ֧ץH6086Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularbearingעֹֽשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfruitפְּרִ֛יH6529Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativewith seedזַרְעוֹ־H2233Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .ב֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularaccording to their kindsלְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularAnd Godאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsawוַיַּ֥רְאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּי־H3588Conjunctionit was goodטֽוֹב׃H2896Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 13

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And there wasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulareveningעֶ֥רֶבH6153Noun - masculine singularand there wasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularmorningבֹ֖קֶרH1242Noun - masculine singularthe thirdשְׁלִישִֽׁי׃פH7992Number - ordinal masculine singulardayי֥וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular

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