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Genesis 1:2-4
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2 And the earth was a (A)[a]formless and desolate emptiness, and (B)darkness was over the [b]surface of the deep, and (C)the Spirit of God (D)was hovering over the [c]surface of the waters. 3 Then (E)God said, “[d]Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was (F)good; and God (G)separated the light from the darkness.

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  1. Genesis 1:2 Or waste
  2. Genesis 1:2 Lit face of
  3. Genesis 1:2 Lit face of
  4. Genesis 1:3 I.e., a command, not a request; and so throughout the ch
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2 Now the earth was formless(A) and empty,(B) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(C) and the Spirit of God(D) was hovering(E) over the waters.

3 And God said,(F) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(G) 4 God saw that the light was good,(H) and he separated the light from the darkness.(I)

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