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Genesis 1

Gen. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In the beginning
re'shiyth (Hebrew #7225)
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
KJV usage: beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Pronounce: ray-sheeth'
Origin: from the same as 7218
a God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
created
'eth (Hebrew #853)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV usage: (as such unrepresented in English).
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity
bara' (Hebrew #1254)
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
KJV usage: choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
Pronounce: baw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
b the heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
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'eth (Hebrew #853)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV usage: (as such unrepresented in English).
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity
the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Prov. 8:23• 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was. (Prov. 8:23)
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John 1:1‑2• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)
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Heb. 1:10• 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands. (Heb. 1:10)
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Job 38:4• 4Where wast thou when I founded the earth?{HR}Declare if thou hast understanding. (Job 38:4)
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Psa. 33:6• 6By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made,{HR}And all their host by the breath of his mouth; (Psa. 33:6)
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Isa. 40:26• 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold. Who hath created these [things], bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and strength of power, not one faileth. (Isa. 40:26)
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Jer. 51:15• 15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. (Jer. 51:15)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel, saith Jehovah, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zech. 12:1)
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Acts 14:15• 15and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like affections with you, preaching to you that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them; (Acts 14:15)
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Rom. 1:20• 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:20)
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Col. 1:16• 16for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him. (Col. 1:16)

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Heaven

Cross References

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1-2:  God creates heaven and earth;
3-5:  the light;
6-8:  the firmament;
9-13:  separates the dry land;
14-19:  forms the sun, moon, and stars;
20-23:  fishes and fowls;
24-25:  cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;
26-28:  creates man in his own image, blesses him;
29-31:  grants the fruits of the earth for food.
beginning.
Prov. 8:22‑24• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,{HR}Before his works of old.
 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When no depths were, I was brought forth,{HR}When there were no fountains abounding with water. (Prov. 8:22‑24)
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Prov. 16:4• 4Jehovah hath wrought everything for his own end;{HR}Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. (Prov. 16:4)
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Mark 13:19• 19For in those days shall be distress, such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created unto now, and never shall be. (Mark 13:19)
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John 1:1‑3• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2The same was in the beginning with God.
 3All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made which hath been made. (John 1:1‑3)
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Heb. 1:10• 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands. (Heb. 1:10)
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1 John 1:1• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life (1 John 1:1)
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Ex. 20:11• 11{i}For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.{/i} (Ex. 20:11)
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Ex. 31:18• 18{i}And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.{/i} (Ex. 31:18)
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1 Chron. 16:26• 26{i}For all the gods of the peoples are idols;{HR}But Jehovah made the heavens.{HR}{/i} (1 Chron. 16:26)
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Neh. 9:6• 6{i}Thou art the Same, thou alone, Jehovah, who hast made the heaven of heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that is therein, the seas and all that is therein. And thou quickenest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.{/i} (Neh. 9:6)
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Job 26:13• 13By his Spirit the heavens are brightness,{HR}His hand pierceth the fleeing serpent. (Job 26:13)
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Job 38:4• 4Where wast thou when I founded the earth?{HR}Declare if thou hast understanding. (Job 38:4)
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Psa. 8:3• 3When I behold thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,{HR}The moon and the stars which thou hast established, (Psa. 8:3)
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Psa. 33:6,9• 6By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made,{HR}And all their host by the breath of his mouth;
 9For he spake and it was;{HR}He commanded and it stood. (Psa. 33:6,9)
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Psa. 89:11‑12• 11Thine [are] the heavens, also thine the earth;{HR}The world and its fullness {i}thou{/i} hast founded them.
 12The north and the south, {i}thou{/i} hast created them:{HR}Tabor and Hermon triumph in thy name. (Psa. 89:11‑12)
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Psa. 96:5• 5For all the gods of the peoples [are] idols ,{HR}But Jehovah made the heavens. (Psa. 96:5)
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Psa. 102:25• 25Of old hast thou founded the earth,{HR}And the heavens [are] the work of thy hands. (Psa. 102:25)
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Psa. 104:24,30• 24How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah!{HR}In wisdom hast thou wrought them all:{HR}The earth is full of thy riches.
 30Thou sendest thy spirit,{HR}They are created;{HR}And thou renewest the face of the ground. (Psa. 104:24,30)
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Psa. 115:15• 15Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah,{HR}Maker of the heavens and the earth. (Psa. 115:15)
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Psa. 121:2• 2My help [is] from Jehovah,{HR}Maker of heavens and earth. (Psa. 121:2)
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Psa. 124:8• 8Our help [is] in Jehovah's name,{HR}Who made heaven and earth. (Psa. 124:8)
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Psa. 134:3• 3Jehovah Maker of heavens and earth,{HR}Bless thee out of Zion. (Psa. 134:3)
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Psa. 136:5• 5To him that by understanding made the heavens;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever. (Psa. 136:5)
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Psa. 146:6• 6Who made heavens and earth,{HR}The sea and all that [is] in them;{HR}The keeper of truth forever; (Psa. 146:6)
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Psa. 148:4‑5• 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,{HR}And ye waters that [are] above the heavens.
 5Let them praise the name of Jehovah,{HR}For he commanded, and they were created; (Psa. 148:4‑5)
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Prov. 3:19• 19Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth;{HR}By understanding he established the heavens. (Prov. 3:19)
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Prov. 8:22‑30• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,{HR}Before his works of old.
 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When no depths were, I was brought forth,{HR}When there were no fountains abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains were settled,{HR}Before the hills was I brought forth;
 26While as yet he had not made the earth,{HR}Nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there;{HR}When he set the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28When he established the skies above;{HR}When the fountains of the deep became strong;
 29When he imposed on the sea his decree,{HR}That the waters should not pass his commandment;{HR}When he appointed the foundations of the earth:
 30Then I was by him, a nursling ,{HR}And I was daily his delight,{HR}Rejoicing always before him; (Prov. 8:22‑30)
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Eccl. 12:1• 1Remember also thy Creator(s) in the days of thy youth{HR}Before the evil days come,{HR}And the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say,{HR}I have no pleasure in them; (Eccl. 12:1)
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Isa. 37:16• 16Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [upon] the cherubim, thou [art] He, even thou alone, the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. (Isa. 37:16)
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Isa. 40:26• 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold. Who hath created these [things], bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and strength of power, not one faileth. (Isa. 40:26)
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Isa. 40:28• 28Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [There is] no searching of his understanding. (Isa. 40:28)
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Isa. 42:5• 5Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein. (Isa. 42:5)
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Isa. 44:24• 24Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] Jehovah the maker of all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isa. 44:24)
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Isa. 45:18• 18For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it; he that established it, not a waste he created it; he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] Jehovah; and there is none else. (Isa. 45:18)
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Isa. 51:13,16• 13and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and thou fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?
 16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee with the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens, and to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say unto Zion, Thou [art] my people. (Isa. 51:13,16)
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Isa. 65:17• 17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. (Isa. 65:17)
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Jer. 10:12• 12{i}He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.{/i} (Jer. 10:12)
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Jer. 32:17• 17Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (Jer. 32:17)
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Jer. 51:15• 15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. (Jer. 51:15)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel, saith Jehovah, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zech. 12:1)
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Matt. 11:25• 25{i}At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.{/i} (Matt. 11:25)
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Acts 4:24• 24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is]; (Acts 4:24)
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Acts 14:15• 15and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like affections with you, preaching to you that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them; (Acts 14:15)
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Acts 17:24• 24The God that made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. (Acts 17:24)
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Rom. 1:19‑20• 19Because what may be known of God is manifest among them, for God made [it] manifest to them.
 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:19‑20)
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Rom. 11:36• 36For of him and through him and unto him [are] all things: to him [be] the glory forever. Amen. (Rom. 11:36)
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1 Cor. 8:6• 6yet to us [there is] one God the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. (1 Cor. 8:6)
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Eph. 3:9• 9and to enlighten all as to what [is] the administration of the mystery which hath been hidden from the ages in God that created all things; (Eph. 3:9)
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Col. 1:16‑17• 16for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him.
 17He is before all things, and the universe in him subsisteth. (Col. 1:16‑17)
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Heb. 1:2• 2at [the] end of these days spoke to us in a Son, whom he constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Heb. 1:2)
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Heb. 3:4• 4For every house is builded by someone; but he that built all things [is] God. (Heb. 3:4)
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Heb. 11:3• 3By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by God's word, so that the [things] beheld have not derived their being out of [things] apparent. (Heb. 11:3)
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2 Peter 3:5• 5For this escapeth their notice willingly, that by the word of God heavens were of old, and an earth having its subsistence out of water and through water; (2 Peter 3:5)
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Rev. 3:14• 14And to the angel of the church that is in Laodicea write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: (Rev. 3:14)
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Rev. 4:11• 11Thou art worthy, O Lord [and our God], to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for thou createdest all things, and because of thy will they were and were created. (Rev. 4:11)
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Rev. 10:6• 6and sware by him that liveth unto the ages of the ages, who created the heaven and the things therein, and the earth and the things therein, and the sea and the things therein, that there should be no more space, (Rev. 10:6)
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Rev. 14:7• 7saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and [the] sea and fountains of waters. (Rev. 14:7)
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Rev. 21:6• 6And he said to me, They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him that is athirst I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Rev. 21:6)
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Rev. 22:13• 13I {i}am{/i} the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (Rev. 22:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In the beginning Goda created the heavens and the earth.

JND Translation Notes

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Heb. Elohim, the plural of Eloah, "the Supreme". It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word "God". see Gen. 9.26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as "God" will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El, (meaning "The Mighty," see Gen. 14.18), *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, (Heb. Yahveh, or Yehveh), the ever-existing One, see Ex. 3.14,15; Isa. 40.28. For Jah, the existing One objectively, see Ex. 15.2; Ps. 68.4. The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated "Lord", see Ezek. 2.4.

W. Kelly Translation

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.