² The earth was ^(A)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.

⁶ And God said, ^(A)“Let there be an expanse^[a] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” ⁷ And God made^[b] the expanse and ^(B)separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were ^(C)above the expanse. And it was so.

⁹ And God said, ^(A)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. ¹⁰ God called the dry land Earth,^[a] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.