GEN 1:9 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς, συναχθήτω τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ εἰς συναγωγὴν μίαν, καὶ ὀφθήτω ἡ ξηρά· καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτως· καὶ συνήχθη τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ εἰς τὰς συναγωγὰς αὐτῶν, καὶ ὤφθη ἡ ξηρά.
(Kai eipen ho Theos, sunaⱪthaʸtō to hudōr to hupokatō tou ouranou eis sunagōgaʸn mian, kai ofthaʸtō haʸ xaʸra; kai egeneto houtōs; kai sunaʸⱪthaʸ to hudōr to hupokatō tou ouranou eis tas sunagōgas autōn, kai ōfthaʸ haʸ xaʸra. )

BrTr And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one [fn]place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, [fn]and the dry land appeared.

ULT Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.

UST Then God said, “I command the water that is below the sky to come together in one place so that there is dry ground.” And that is exactly what happened.

BSB ¶ And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

OEB ⇔ Then God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together,
⇔ and let the dry ground appear.’
⇔ It was so.

WEBBE God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so.

LSV And God says, “Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen”: and it is so.

FBV God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.

T4T Then God said, “I want the water that is below the sky to come together, and dry ground to appear and rise above the water.” And that is what happened.

LEB And God said, “Let the waters under heaven[fn] be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.

1:9 Or “the sky”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.

YLT 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.

Drby And [fn]God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.

1.9 Elohim

RV 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.

Wbstr And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ And God said, [fn]Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together vnto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so.
(¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so.)

1:9 Psal.33.7. and 136.5. iob.38.8.

Bshps And God saide: let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together into one place, and let the drye lande appeare: and it was so.
(And God said: let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the drye land appeare: and it was so.)

Gnva God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.
(God said again, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so. )

Cvdl And God sayde: let the waters vnder heauen gather theselues vnto one place, yt the drye londe maye appeare. And so it came to passe.
(And God said: let the waters under heaven gather theselues unto one place, it the drye land may appeare. And so it came to passe.)

Wyc Forsothe God seide, The watris, that ben vndur heuene, be gaderid in to o place, and a drie place appere; and it was doon so.
(Forsothe God said, The waters, that been under heaven, be gathered in to o place, and a dry place appere; and it was done so.)

Luth Und GOtt sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser unter dem Himmel an sondere Örter, daß man das Trockene sehe. Und es geschah also.
(And God spoke: It sammle itself/yourself/themselves the water under to_him heaven at sondere Örter, that man the Trockene sehe. And it happened also.)

ClVg Dixit vero Deus: Congregentur aquæ, quæ sub cælo sunt, in locum unum: et appareat arida. Et factum est ita.[fn]
(Dixit vero God: Congregentur aquæ, which under cælo are, in place unum: and appareat arida. And done it_is ita. )

1.9 Dixit vero Deus, etc. AUG., lib. II de Gen. ad litt., c. 11, tom. 3 In hoc die factum videtur, etc., usque ad Unde aqua congregatur, terra apparet; aqua enim labilis et fluxa, terra stabilis et fixa. Congregentur aquæ? BEDA, in Hexæm. Quæ inter cœlum et terram universa compleverant, in unum locum congregantur, ut lux, quæ præterito biduo aquas clara luce lustraverat, in puro ære clarior fulgeat; et appareat terra, quæ latebat; et quæ aquis limosa erat, fiat arida et germinibus apta. Si quæratur ubi congregatæ sunt aquæ, quæ omnes partes terræ usque ad cœlum texerant, potuit fieri ut terra subsidens concavas partes præberet, quibus fluitantes aquas reciperet: potest etiam credi, primarias aquas rariores fuisse, quæ sicut nebula tegerent terras, sed congregatione esse spissatas.

1.9 Dixit vero God, etc. AUG., lib. II about Gen. to litt., c. 11, tom. 3 In this day done videtur, etc., until to Unde water congregatur, earth/land apparet; water because labilis and fluxa, earth/land stabilis and fixa. Congregentur aquæ? BEDA, in Hexæm. Quæ between cœlum and the_earth/land universa compleverant, in one place congregantur, as light, which præterito biduo waters clara luce lustraverat, in puro ære clarior fulgeat; and appareat terra, which latebat; and which awho/any limosa was, fiat arida and germinibus apta. When/But_if quæratur where congregatæ are aquæ, which everyone partes terræ until to cœlum texerant, potuit to_be_done as earth/land subsidens concavas partes præberet, to_whom fluitantes waters reciperet: potest also credi, primarias waters rariores fuisse, which like nebula tegerent terras, but congregatione esse spissatas.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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”

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