³ And God said,^(J) “Let there be light,” and there was light.^{(K) 4} God saw that the light was good,^(L) and he separated the light from the darkness.^(M)

⁹ And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,^(A) and let dry ground^(B) appear.” And it was so.^{(C) 10} God called^(D) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters^(E) he called “seas.”^(F) And God saw that it was good.^(G)

¹¹ Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:^(H) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.^(I)” And it was so.^{(J) 12} The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds^(K) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.^(L)

²⁰ And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,^(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”^{(B) 21} So God created^(C) the great creatures of the sea^(D) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,^(E) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.^(F) And God saw that it was good.^{(G) 22} God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”^(H)

²⁴ And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures^(A) according to their kinds:^(B) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.^{(C) 25} God made the wild animals^(D) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.^(E) And God saw that it was good.^(F)