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Genesis 1:1 1 Genesis 2:4

foorth in abundance euery creeping thing that
hath life: and let the foule flie vpon the earth in
The First Book of Moses, called the open firmament of the heauen. 21 Then God
Genesis created the great whales, and euery thing liuing
and mouing, which the waters brought foorth in
1 In the beginning God created the heauen and abundance according to their kinde, and euery
the earth. 2 And the earth was without forme fethered foule according to his kinde: and God
and void, and darkenesse was vpon the deepe, sawe that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them,
and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the waters. saying, Bring foorth fruite and multiplie, and fill
3 Then God said, Let there be light: And there was the waters in the seas, and let the foule multiplie
light. 4 And God saw the light that it was good, in the earth. 23 So the euening and the morning
and God separated the light from the darkenes. were the fifte day. 24 Moreouer God said, Let the
5 And God called the Light, Day, and the darkenes, earth bring foorth the liuing thing according to
he called Night. So the euening and the morning his kinde, cattel, and that which creepeth, and
were the first day. Againe God said, Let there be the beast of the earth, according to his kinde. and
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a firmament in the mids of the waters: and let it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth
it separate the waters from the waters. 7 Then according to his kinde, and the cattell according
God made the firmament, and separated the to his kinde, and euery creeping thing of the
waters, which were vnder the firmament, from earth according to his kind: and God saw that it
the waters which were aboue the firmament: and was good. 26 Furthermore God said, Let vs make
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it was so. And God called the firmament Heauen. man in our image according to our likenes, and
So the Euening and the morning were the second let them rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer
day. 9 God said againe, Let the waters vnder the the foule of the heauen, and ouer the beastes,
heauen be gathered into one place, and let the and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery thing that
dry land appeare. and it was so. 10 And God called creepeth and moueth on the earth. 27 Thus God
the dry land, Earth, and he called the gathering created the man in his image: in the image of
together of the waters, Seas: and God saw that God created he him: he created them male and
it was good. 11 Then God said, Let the earth bud female. 28 And God blessed them, and God said
forth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seed, the to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill
fruitfull tree, which beareth fruite according to the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish
his kinde, which hath his seede in it selfe vpon of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and
ouer euery beast that moueth vpon the earth.
the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought 29 And God said, Beholde, I haue giuen vnto you
foorth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seede
according to his kind, also the tree that beareth euery herbe bearing seede, which is vpon al the
fruit, which hath his seed in it selfe according earth, and euery tree, wherein is the fruite of a
to his kinde: and God saw that it was good. tree bearing seede: that shall be to you for meate.
13 So the euening and the morning were the third 30 Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to
day. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that
firmament of the heauen, to separate the day moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe,
from the night, and let them be for signes, and euery greene herbe shall be for meate. and it was
for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres. 15 And so. 31 And God sawe all that he had made, and loe,
it was very good. So the euening and the morning
let them be for lights in the firmament of the
heauen to giue light vpon the earth: and it was were the sixt day.
so. 16 God then made two great lights: the greater 2
light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the 1
Thus the heauens and the earth were fin-
night: he made also the starres. 17 And God set ished, and all the host of them. 2 For in the
them in the firmament of the heauen, to shine seuenth day GOD ended his worke which he had
vpon the earth, 18 And to rule in the day, and made, and the seuenth day he rested from al his
in the night, and to separate the light from the worke, which he had made. So God blessed the
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darkenesse: and God saw that it was good. 19 So seuenth day, and sanctified it, because that in it
the euening and the morning were the fourth he had rested from all his worke, which God had
day. 20 Afterward God said, Let the waters bring created and made. 4 These are the generations