Verse List for GEN 1:2

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OET (OET-RV) The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the depth waters and God’s spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

OET-LV And_the_earth it _was formlessness and_emptiness and_darkness was_over the _surface _of the _deep and_spirit god was_hovering over the _surface _of the_waters.

ULT Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness, was over the surface of the deep, waters, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

UST At first after that, the earth did not have its present form, and there was nothing living on it. It was totally dark, there was deep water everywhere, and God’s Spirit was moving above the water.

BSB & MSB Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

OEB the earth was still unformed and chaotic, ⇔  with darkness on the surface of the abyss, ⇔  and the spirit of God hovering over the waters.

CSB Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

NLT The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

NIV Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

CEV The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

ESV The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

NASB The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

LSB And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

WEBBE & WMBB The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

MSG ^(1-2)First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

NET Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.

LSV and the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God [was] fluttering on the face of the waters,

FBV The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

T4T When he began to create the earth, it was shapeless and completely desolate/chaotic. Darkness covered the deep water that surrounded the earth. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the water.

LEB Now[fn] the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

NRSV the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

NKJV The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

TLB the earth was at first^† a shapeless, chaotic mass,^† with the Spirit of God brooding over the dark vapors.^†

NAB and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters—

BBE And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

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JPS Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

ASV And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

DRA And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

YLT the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness [is] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

Drby And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of [fn]God was hovering over the face of the waters.

RV And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

SLT And the earth was desolation and emptiness, and darkness over the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.

Wbstr And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

KJB-1769 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

KJB-1611 And the earth was without forme, and voyd, and darkenesse was vpon the face of the deepe: and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the face of the waters.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the earth was without fourme, and was voyde: & darknes was vpon the face of the deepe, and the spirite of God moued vpon the face of the waters.
(And the earth was without form, and was void: and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.)

Gnva And the earth was without forme and void, and darkenesse was vpon the deepe, and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the waters.
(And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the waters.)

Cvdl and ye earth was voyde and emptie, and darcknes was vpon the depe, & ye sprete of God moued vpo the water.
(and ye/you_all earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the deep, and ye/you_all spirit of God moved upon the water.)

Wycl Forsothe the erthe was idel and voide, and derknessis weren on the face of depthe; and the Spiryt of the Lord was borun on the watris.
(For_certain/Truly the earth was idle and void, and darkness were on the face of depth; and the Spirit of the Lord was born on the waters.)

Luth Und die Erde war wüst und leer, und es war finster auf der Tiefe; und der Geist Gottes schwebete auf dem Wasser.
(And the earth/land/ground what/which wild and empty, and it what/which dark on/in/to the/of_the depth; and the/of_the spirit God’s floated on/in/to to_him water.)

ClVg Terra autem erat inanis et vacua, et tenebræ erant super faciem abyssi: et spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas.[fn]
(Land however was empty and vacua, and darkness(pl) they_were over face the_abyss: and spirit of_God was_carryingur over waters.)

UHB וְ⁠הָ⁠אָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨הוּ֙ וָ⁠בֹ֔הוּ וְ⁠חֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְ⁠ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַ⁠מָּֽיִם׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἡ δὲ γῆ ἦν ἀόρατος καὶ ἀκατασκεύαστος, καὶ σκότος ἐπάνω τῆς ἀβύσσου· καὶ πνεῦμα Θεοῦ ἐπεφέρετο ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος.

BrTr But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.

NETS Yet the earth was invisible and unformed, and darkness was over the abyss, and a divine wind was being carried along over the water.