Parallel Verses
King James 2000
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then God said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place,
International Standard Version
Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened:
A Conservative Version
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
American Standard Version
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Amplified
Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will say the waters shall be gathered together from the under part of the heavens to one place, and the dry shall be seen: and it shall be so.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God said, "Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear." And it was so.
Modern King James verseion
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.
NET Bible
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.
New Heart English Bible
God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together in one gathering, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so. And the waters under the sky gathered to their gatherings, and the dry land appeared.
The Emphasized Bible
And God said - Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry - ground appear. And it was so.
Webster
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
World English Bible
God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful
Land » Appeared on the third creative day
Water » Collected in » the Sea
Interlinear
Mayim
'echad
Maqowm
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 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. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:22
Fear you not me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, who has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Job 38:8-11
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Psalm 24:1-2
[A Psalm of David.] The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap: he lays up the depth in storehouses.
Psalm 95:5
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Job 26:10
He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
Psalm 104:3
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:
Psalm 104:5-9
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever.
Psalm 136:5-6
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures forever.
Proverbs 8:28-29
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Ecclesiastes 1:7
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
Jonah 1:9
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
Revelation 10:6
And swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are therein, and the earth, and the things that are therein, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: