Genesis 1
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God makes heaven and earth
Verse 1
WEB In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
KJV In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
TSK beginning: pr 8:22-24, pr 16:4, mr 13:19, joh 1:1-3, heb 1:10, 1jo 1:1; God: ex 20:11, ex 31:18, 1ch 16:26, ne 9:6, job 26:13, job 38:4, ps 8:3, ps 33:6,9, ps 89:11,12, ps 96:5, ps 102:25, ps 104:24,30, ps 115:15, ps 121:2, ps 124:8, ps 134:3, ps 136:5, ps 146:6, ps 148:4,5, pr 3:19, pr 8:22-30, ec 12:1, isa 37:16, isa 40:26, isa 40:28, isa 42:5, isa 44:24, isa 45:18, isa 51:13,16, isa 65:17, jer 10:12, jer 32:17, jer 51:15, zec 12:1, mt 11:25, ac 4:24, ac 14:15, ac 17:24, ro 1:19,20, ro 11:36, 1co 8:6, eph 3:9, col 1:16,17, heb 1:2, heb 3:4, heb 11:3, 2pe 3:5, re 3:14, re 4:11, re 10:6, re 14:7, re 21:6, re 22:13
Verse 2
WEB Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
KJV And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
TSK without: job 26:7, isa 45:18, jer 4:23, na 2:10; Spirit: job 26:14, ps 33:6, ps 104:30, isa 40:12-14

The making of light
Verse 3
WEB God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
KJV And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
TSK God: ps 33:6,9, ps 148:5, mt 8:3, joh 11:43; Let: job 36:30, job 38:19, ps 97:11, ps 104:2, ps 118:27, isa 45:7, isa 60:19, joh 1:5,9, joh 3:19, 2co 4:6, eph 5:8,14, 1ti 6:16, 1jo 1:5, 1jo 2:8
Verse 4
WEB God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
KJV And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
TSK that: ge 1:10,12,18,25,31, ec 2:13, ec 11:7
Verse 5
WEB God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was evening and there was morning, one day.
KJV And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
TSK Day, and: ge 8:22, ps 19:2, ps 74:16, ps 104:20, isa 45:7, jer 33:20, 1co 3:13, eph 5:13, 1th 5:5; And the evening and the morning were: ge 1:8,13,19,23,31
God puts a division between the earth and the waters, and makes it full of fruit
Verse 6
WEB God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
KJV And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
TSK Let there: ge 1:14,20, ge 7:11,12, job 26:7,8,13, job 37:11,18, job 38:22-26, ps 19:1, ps 33:6,9, ps 104:2, ps 136:5,6, ps 148:4, ps 150:1, ec 11:3, jer 10:10,12,13, jer 51:15, zec 12:1
Verse 7
WEB God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
KJV And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
TSK divided: pr 8:28,29; above: job 26:8, ps 104:10, ps 148:4, ec 11:3; and it: ge 1:9,11,15,24, mt 8:27
Verse 8
WEB God called the expanse “sky.” There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
KJV And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
TSK God: ge 1:5,10, ge 5:2; evening: ge 1:5,13,19,23,31
Verse 9
WEB God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
KJV And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
TSK And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.: job 26:7,10, job 38:8-11, ps 24:1,2, ps 33:7, ps 95:5, ps 104:3,5-9, ps 136:5,6, pr 8:28,29, ec 1:7, jer 5:22, jon 1:9, 2pe 3:5, re 10:6
Verse 11
WEB God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;” and it was so.
KJV And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
TSK Let the: ge 2:5, job 28:5, ps 104:14-17, ps 147:8, mt 6:30, heb 6:7; fruit: ge 1:29, ge 2:9,16, ps 1:3, jer 17:8, mt 3:10, mt 7:16-20, mr 4:28, lu 6:43,44, jas 3:12
Verse 12
WEB The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
KJV And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
TSK earth: isa 61:11, mr 4:28; herb: isa 55:10,11, mt 13:24-26, lu 6:44, 2co 9:10, ga 6:7
Verse 13
WEB There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
KJV And the evening and the morning were the third day.
TSK No cross references.
God gives form to the sun, moon, and stars
Verse 14
WEB God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
KJV And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
TSK Let there: de 4:19, job 25:3,5, job 38:12-14, ps 8:3,4, ps 19:1-6, ps 74:16,17, ps 104:19,20, ps 119:91, ps 136:7-9, ps 148:3,6, isa 40:26, jer 31:35, jer 33:20,25; lights: ge 8:22, ge 9:13, job 3:9, job 38:31,32, ps 81:3, eze 32:7,8, eze 46:1,6, joe 2:10,30,31, joe 3:15, am 5:8, am 8:9, mt 2:2, mt 16:2,3, mt 24:29, mr 13:24, lu 21:25,26, lu 23:45, ac 2:19,20, re 6:12, re 8:12, re 9:2
Verse 15
WEB and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
KJV And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 16
WEB God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
KJV And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
TSK to rule: de 4:19, jos 10:12-14, job 31:26, job 38:7, ps 8:3, ps 19:6, ps 74:16, ps 136:7,8,9, ps 148:3,5, isa 13:10, isa 24:23, isa 45:7, hab 3:11, mt 24:29, mt 27:45, 1co 15:41, re 16:8,9, re 21:23
Verse 18
WEB and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
KJV 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.
TSK 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.: ps 19:6, jer 31:35
Verse 19
WEB There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
KJV And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
TSK No cross references.
Animals made
Verse 20
WEB God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.”
KJV 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.
TSK Let the waters: ge 1:22, ge 2:19, ge 8:17, ps 104:24,25, ps 148:10, ac 17:25; moving: 1ki 4:33; life: ge 1:30, ec 2:21; open firmament: ge 1:7,14
Verse 21
WEB God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
KJV And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
TSK great: ge 6:20, ge 7:14, ge 8:19, job 7:12, job 26:5, ps 104:24-26, eze 32:2, jon 1:17, jon 2:10, mt 12:40; brought: ge 8:17, ge 9:7, ex 1:7, ex 8:3; God saw: ge 1:18,25,31
Verse 22
WEB God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
KJV And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
TSK And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.: ge 1:28, ge 8:17, ge 9:1, ge 30:27,30, ge 35:11, le 26:9, job 40:15, job 42:12, ps 107:31,38, ps 128:3, ps 144:13,14, pr 10:22
Verse 23
WEB There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
KJV And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 24
WEB God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.
KJV And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
TSK Let: ge 6:20, ge 7:14, ge 8:19, job 38:39,40, job 39:1,5,9,19, job 40:15, ps 50:9,10, ps 104:18,23, ps 148:10
Verse 25
WEB God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
KJV And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
TSK And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.: ge 2:19,20, job 12:8-10, job 26:13
Man made in the image of God
Verse 26
WEB God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
KJV And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
TSK Let us: ge 3:22, ge 11:7, job 35:10, ps 100:3, ps 149:2, isa 64:8, joh 5:17, joh 14:23, 1jo 5:7; in our: ge 5:1, ge 9:6, ec 7:29, ac 17:26,28,29, 1co 11:7, 2co 3:18, 2co 4:4, eph 4:24, col 1:15, col 3:10, jas 3:9; have dominion: ge 9:2,3,4, job 5:23, ps 8:4-8, ps 104:20-24, ec 7:29, jer 27:6, ac 17:20,28,29, 1co 11:7, 2co 3:18, eph 4:24, col 3:10, heb 2:6-9, jas 3:7,9
Verse 27
WEB God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
KJV So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
TSK in the image: ps 139:14, isa 43:7, eph 2:10, eph 4:24, col 1:15, col 1:26; male: ge 2:21-25, ge 5:2, mal 2:15, mt 19:4, mr 10:6, 1co 11:8,9
Verse 28
WEB God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
KJV And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
TSK And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that: ge 1:22, ge 8:17, ge 9:1,7, ge 17:16,20, ge 22:17,18, ge 24:60, ge 26:3,4,24, ge 33:5, ge 49:25, le 26:9, 1ch 4:10, 1ch 26:5, job 42:12, ps 107:38, ps 127:1-5, ps 128:3,4, isa 45:18, 1ti 4:3; moveth: ps 69:34
Food given
Verse 29
WEB God said, “Behold, 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.
KJV And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
TSK I have: ps 24:1, ps 115:16, ho 2:8, ac 17:24,25,28, 1ti 6:17; to you: ge 2:16, ge 9:3, job 36:31, ps 104:14,15,27,28, ps 111:5, ps 136:25, ps 145:15,16, ps 146:7, ps 147:9, isa 33:16, mt 6:11,25,26, ac 14:17
Verse 30
WEB To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
KJV And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
TSK And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is: ge 9:3, job 38:39-41, job 39:4,8,30, job 40:15,20, ps 104:14, ps 145:15,16, ps 147:9
The work of creation ended and marked as good
Verse 31
WEB God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
KJV And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
TSK very good: job 38:7, ps 19:1,2, ps 104:24,31, la 3:38, 1ti 4:4; and the: ge 1:5,8,13,19,23, ge 2:2, ex 20:11