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2 Esdras 6:38-40
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Esdras 6:38-40
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
God’s Work in Creation
38 I said, ‘O Lord, you spoke at the beginning of creation, and said on the first day, “Let heaven and earth be made”, and your word accomplished the work. 39 Then the spirit was blowing, and darkness and silence embraced everything; the sound of human voices was not yet there.[a] 40 Then you commanded a ray of light to be brought out from your store-chambers, so that your works could be seen.
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- 2 Esdras 6:39 Syr Ethiop: Lat was not yet from you
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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