Genesis 1:9 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected into one place [of standing], and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected into one place [of standing], and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

God said, ‘The water that is under the sky will come together in one place. Then dry ground will appear.’ And what God said happened.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.

And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then God commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear”—and it was done.

English God's Word - GW 1995

And God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky be gathered into one place so dry ground may appear." And so it was.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear." And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear." And that's exactly what happened.

English NIV

And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

And God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky be gathered into one place so dry ground may appear." And so it was.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And God said, “Let the water beneath the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And so it happened.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then God said, “Let the water beneath the sky be gathered into oceans so that the dry land will emerge.“ And so it was.

English Tyndale 1537

And God said, let the waters that are under heaven gather them selves unto one place, that the dry land may appear: And it came so to pass.