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Genesis 1:9-13

The Sovereign God Creates and Orders All Things

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

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

11 Then 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.

12 The 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.

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

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Verse 9

Original words

And God אֱלֹהִ֗ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Let the waters הַמַּ֜יִם H4325 Article | Noun - masculine plural under מִתַּ֤חַת H8478 Preposition-m the sky הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural be gathered יִקָּו֨וּ H6960 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural into אֶל־ H413 Preposition one אֶחָ֔ד H259 Number - masculine singular place מָק֣וֹם H4725 Noun - masculine singular so that the dry [land] הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה H3004 Article | Noun - feminine singular may appear וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular And it was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular so כֵֽן׃ H3651 Adverb
Verse 10

Original words

God אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ H430 Noun - masculine plural called וַיִּקְרָ֨א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the dry [land] לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ H3004 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular earth אֶ֔רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular and the gathering וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה H4723 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of waters הַמַּ֖יִם H4325 Article | Noun - masculine plural He called קָרָ֣א H7121 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular seas יַמִּ֑ים H3220 Noun - masculine plural And God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural saw וַיַּ֥רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction [it was] good טֽוֹב׃ H2896 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Then God אֱלֹהִ֗ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Let the earth הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular bring forth תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א H1876 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular vegetation דֶּ֔שֶׁא H1877 Noun - masculine singular seed-bearing מַזְרִ֣יעַ H2232 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular . . . זֶ֔רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular plants עֵ֚שֶׂב H6212 Noun - masculine singular and fruit פְּרִ֞י H6529 Noun - masculine singular trees עֵ֣ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct each bearing עֹ֤שֶׂה H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular fruit פְּרִי֙ H6529 Noun - masculine singular with seed זַרְעוֹ־ H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular according to its kind לְמִינ֔וֹ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative - ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular - עַל־ H5921 Preposition - הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular And it was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular so כֵֽן׃ H3651 Adverb
Verse 12

Original words

The earth הָאָ֜רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular produced וַתּוֹצֵ֨א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular vegetation דֶּ֠שֶׁא H1877 Noun - masculine singular seed-bearing מַזְרִ֤יעַ H2232 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular . . . זֶ֙רַע֙ H2233 Noun - masculine singular plants עֵ֣שֶׂב H6212 Noun - masculine singular according to their kinds לְמִינֵ֔הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and trees וְעֵ֧ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular bearing עֹֽשֶׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular fruit פְּרִ֛י H6529 Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative with seed זַרְעוֹ־ H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular according to their kinds לְמִינֵ֑הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular And God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural saw וַיַּ֥רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction it was good טֽוֹב׃ H2896 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

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 third שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃פ H7992 Number - ordinal masculine singular day י֥וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular

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