Genesis 1:2
Parallel Translations


NASB: The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water. (GOD'S WORD®)
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.
ASV: 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.
BBE: And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.
DBY: 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.
JPS: Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
WBS: 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.
WEB: Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
YLT: the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness [is] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

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