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)

“AndGod 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 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.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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.

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.

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.

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What Does Genesis 1:9 Mean?

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