Genesis 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:2 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 1:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,”
Genesis 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the earth was without forme and void, and darkenesse was vpon the deepe, and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“and the earth was without form and empty, darkness was over the face of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:2 in Context — Genesis 1
1 EN el principio crió Dios los cielos y la tierra.
2 Y la tierra estaba desordenada y vacía, y las tinieblas estaban sobre la haz del abismo, y el Espíritu de Dios se movía sobre la haz de las aguas.
3 Y dijo Dios: Sea la luz: y fué la luz.
4 Y vió Dios que la luz era buena: y apartó Dios la luz de las tinieblas.
What Does Genesis 1:2 Mean?
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