Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
God called the dry land earth, and the
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.
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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful
the Earth » The dry land as divided from waters
the Sea » The gathering together of the waters originally called
Topics
Interlinear
Qara'
קרא
Qara'
call, cried, read, proclaim, named, guests, invited, gave, renowned, bidden, preach,
Usage: 736
'erets
Miqveh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so. 10 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. 11 And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 1:4
And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
Psalm 104:31
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works: