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The Creation

In the beginning God ([a]Elohim) [b]created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:1 This is originally a plural form based on el (root meaning: strength), which itself is used to refer to God in compounds like El Shaddai (Almighty God). The word el is also used to refer to false gods, so the context determines whether Elohim means “God” or is better understood as “gods” (elohim).
  2. Genesis 1:1 Heb bara. Here and in 1:21, God created from nothing which is something only He can do. In 1:27, God used preexisting materials (man from the dust of the ground; Eve from Adam’s rib); each use of the word bara (“create”) must be considered in its specific context.

In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.(A)

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The Beginning of the World

·In the beginning [or In the beginning when] God created [C this Hebrew verb is used only when God is the one creating] the ·sky [heavens] and the earth.

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O Princípio

No princípio Deus criou os céus e a terra.[a]

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  1. 1.1-3 Ou Quando Deus começou a criar os céus e a terra sendo a terra ..., disse Deus: ...

A criação

No princípio, Deus criou os céus e a terra.[a]

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  1. 1.1 Ou No princípio, quando Deus criou os céus e a terra…; ou Quando Deus começou a criar os céus e a terra …