Genesis 1:2
New King James Version
2 The earth was (A)without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. (B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
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- Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.
בראשית 1:2
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
2 וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
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Genesis 1:2
Young's Literal Translation
2 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,
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Genesis 1:2
New American Standard Bible
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.
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- Genesis 1:2 Or waste
- Genesis 1:2 Lit face of
- Genesis 1:2 Lit face of
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