Genesis 1 Updates

Genesis 1:3

KJV:3 And God said, Let there be light : and there was light.

KJVu: 3 And God said, "Let there be light "; and there was light.


Genesis 1:6

KJV:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

KJVu: 6 And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. "


Genesis 1:7

KJV:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so.

KJVu: 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament ; and it was so.


Genesis 1:9

KJV:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear : and it was so.

KJVu: 9 And God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear "; and it was so.


Genesis 1:10

KJV:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas : and God saw that it was good.

KJVu: 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas ; and God saw that it was good.


Genesis 1:11

KJV:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.

KJVu: 11 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth "; and it was so.


Genesis 1:12

KJV:12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

KJVu: 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it was good.


Genesis 1:14

KJV:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years :

KJVu: 14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years ;


Genesis 1:15

KJV:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so.

KJVu: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth "; and it was so.


Genesis 1:16

KJV:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : he made the stars also.

KJVu: 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night ; he made the stars also.


Genesis 1:18

KJV:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good.

KJVu: 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness . And God saw that it was good.


Genesis 1:20

KJV:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

KJVu: 20 And God said, "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature s that have life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven."

Note: Considered "flying creature(s)" (Strongs 5775) and "bird(s)." Chose "bird(s)" since "flying creatures" would include insects. In modern English the word "fowl" is associated with chickens. The KJV Dictionary (Smith’s Bible Dictionary portion) offers this information on fowl, "Several distinct Hebrew and Greek words are thus rendered in the English Bible [as fowl]. Of these the most common is 'oph , which is usually a collective term for all kinds of birds."

This was not always so. In the "Webster’s 1828 Dictionary" portion of the above link, the dictionary’s editor laments the fact that "birds" was usurping the definition of "fowl." "Bird is a young fowl or chicken, and may well be applied to the smaller species of fowls. But it has usurped the place of fowl and is used improperly as the generic term."


Genesis 1:21

KJV:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good.

KJVu: 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged bird after his kind ; and God saw that it was good.

Note: See note on use of "birds" in Gen. 1:20


Genesis 1:22

KJV:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

KJVu: 22 And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply in the earth. "

Note: See note on use of "birds" in Gen. 1:20


Genesis 1:24

KJV:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

KJVu: 24 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creature s after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing s, and beast s of the earth after their kind "; and it was so.


Genesis 1:25

KJV:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good.

KJVu: 25 And God made the beast s of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps upon the earth after their kind ; and God saw that it was good.


Genesis 1:26

KJV:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

KJVu: 26 And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. "

Note: See note on use of "birds" in Gen. 1:20


Genesis 1:27

KJV:27 So God created man in his own image , in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

KJVu: 27 So God created mankind in his own image ; in the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.

Note: Opted to use "mankind" in place of "man" because in the same verse it stated that God created them both "male and female," so obviously "man" was referencing species and not gender.


Genesis 1:28

KJV:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

KJVu: 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."

Note: See note on use of "birds" in Gen. 1:20


Genesis 1:29

KJV:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed , which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree , in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

KJVu: 29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which the fruit has seeds. They shall be food for you.

Note: Opted to use "food" in place of "meat." In addition to Strongs H402 see also:

Meat
It does not appear that the word "meat" is used in any one instance in the Authorized Version of either the Old or New Testament in the sense which it now almost exclusively bears of animal food. The latter is denoted uniformly by "flesh." The word "meat," when our English version was made, meant food in general; or if any particular kind was designated, it referred to meal, flour or grain. The only real and inconvenient ambiguity caused by the change which has taken place in the meaning of the word is in the case of the "meat offering."

MEAT, n.
1. Food in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast.


Genesis 1:30

KJV:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

KJVu: 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food;" and it was so.

Notes:
- See note on use of "birds" in Gen. 1:20
- See note on use of "meat" in Gen. 1:29


Genesis 1:31

KJV:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

KJVu: 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.


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