Genesis 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:9 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.”

Genesis 1:9 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 1:9 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God saith, `Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.”

Genesis 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.”

Genesis 1:9 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.”

Genesis 1:9 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.”

Genesis 1:9 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:9 in Context — Genesis 1

7 E hizo Dios la expansión, y apartó las aguas que estaban debajo de la expansión, de las aguas que estaban sobre la expansión: y fué así.

8 Y llamó Dios á la expansión Cielos: y fué la tarde y la mañana el día segundo.

9 Y dijo Dios: Júntense las aguas que [están] debajo de los cielos en un lugar, y descúbrase la seca: y fué así.

10 Y llamó Dios á la seca Tierra, y á la reunión de las aguas llamó Mares: y vió Dios que era bueno.

11 Y dijo Dios: Produzca la tierra hierba verde, hierba que dé simiente; árbol de fruto que dé fruto según su género, que su simiente esté en él, sobre la tierra: y fué así.

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What Does Genesis 1:9 Mean?

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