Genesis 1:1-2

1 In the beginning when God created [a] the heavens and the earth,
2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God [b] swept over the face of the waters.

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Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or [when God began to create] or [In the beginning God created]
  • [b]. Or [while the spirit of God] or [while a mighty wind]
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