Genesis
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In the beginning God created theheavens and the earth.
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Now the earth was formless and empty,darkness was over the surface of thedeep, and the Spirit of God washovering over the waters.
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And God said, "Let there be light," andthere was light.
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God saw that the light was good, andhe separated the light from the darkness.
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God called the light "day," and thedarkness he called "night." And therewas evening, and there was morning-the first day.
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And God said, "Let there be anexpanse between the waters toseparate water from water."
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So God made the expanse andseparated the water under the expansefrom the water above it. And it was so.
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God called the expanse "sky." Andthere was evening, and there wasmorning-the second day.
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And God said, "Let the water under thesky be gathered to one place, and letdry ground appear." And it was so.
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God called the dry ground "land," andthe gathered waters he called "seas."And God saw that it was good.
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Then God said, "Let the land producevegetation: seed-bearing plants andtrees on the land that bear fruit withseed in it, according to their variouskinds." And it was so.
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The land produced vegetation: plantsbearing seed according to their kindsand trees bearing fruit with seed in itaccording to their kinds. And God sawthat it was good.
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And there was evening, and there wasmorning-the third day.
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And God said, "Let there be lights inthe expanse of the sky to separate theday from the night, and let them serveas signs to mark seasons and days andyears,
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and let them be lights in the expanseof the sky to give light on the earth." Andit was so.
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God made two great lights-the greaterlight to govern the day and the lesserlight to govern the night. He also madethe stars.
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God set them in the expanse of thesky to give light on the earth,
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to govern the day and the night, and toseparate light from darkness. And Godsaw that it was good.