Genesis 1:9
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430יִקָּווּyikavulet them gatherH6960הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325מִתַּחַתmitachatfrom underH8478הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064אֶל־'el-toH413מָקוֹםmakoma placeH4725אֶחָד'echadoneH259וְתֵרָאֶהvetera'ehand let it appearH7200הַיַּבָּשָׁהhaiyabashahthe dry groundH3004וַיְהִי־vayhi-and it wasH1961כֵן׃khensoH3651
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