Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.

King James Version

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

God called the dry ground "land," and he called the water that had come together "oceans." And God saw how good it was.

A Conservative Version

And God called the dry land Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.

American Standard Version

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Amplified

God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.

Bible in Basic English

And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Darby Translation

And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Julia Smith Translation

And God will call to the dry, earth; and to the gathering of the waters he called seas: and God will see that it is good.

King James 2000

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And God called the dry ground "earth," and he called the collection of the waters "seas." And God saw that [it was] good.

Modern King James verseion

And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And God called the dry land "the earth" and the gathering together of waters called he "the sea." And God saw that it was good.

NET Bible

God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

New Heart English Bible

God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.

The Emphasized Bible

And God called, the dry-ground, land, but the gathering together of the waters, called he seas. And God saw that it was good.

Webster

And God called the dry land Earth, and the collection of waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.

World English Bible

God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

Youngs Literal Translation

And God calleth to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called 'Seas;' and God seeth that it is good.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

קרא 
Qara' 
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736
Usage: 736

the dry
יבּשׂה 
Yabbashah 
Usage: 14

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

מּקוא מקוה מקוהo 
Miqveh 
Usage: 12

of the waters
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

he Seas
ים 
Yam 
Usage: 396

and God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

The Creation

9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.

Cross References

Genesis 1:4

God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.

Psalm 104:31

Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord be glad in His works;

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