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OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_said god let_them_be_gathered the_waters from_under the_heavens to a_place one and_let_it_appear the_dry_ground and_he/it_was so.
OET (OET-RV) Then God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded,
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
and=he/it_said ʼElohīm
See how you translated this phrase in verses 3 and 6. Alternate translation: “Then God commanded,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙
let_them_gather the=waters from=under the=heavens
Consider whether it is better here in your language to use a passive form of the verb (be gathered) or an active form (“gather” or “come”). Alternate translation: “Let the water that is under the sky come together” or “I command the water that is below the heavens to come together”
אֶל מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד
to/towards place one(ms)
Alternate translation: “in one area” or “into one area”
וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
and=let_it_appear the=dry_ground
The water had been covering the land, so when the water receded from it, the land became exposed and dried off. Make sure that the way you translate dry ground does not sound like the land was dry while it was under the water. Alternate translation: “so that there is dry land.” or “so that dry land can be seen.” or “so that land is uncovered and dries off.”
וַֽיְהִי כֵֽן
and=he/it_was so
See how you translated this sentence in verse 7. It may be necessary to translate it in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “And it was exactly as God commanded it to be”
1:3-13 In the first three days, God formed the chaos into a habitable world.
OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_said god let_them_be_gathered the_waters from_under the_heavens to a_place one and_let_it_appear the_dry_ground and_he/it_was so.
OET (OET-RV) Then God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.