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...and the earth then was welter and waste and darkness over the deep and God's breath hovering over the waters...

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.. the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water...

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...when the earth had been shapeless and formless, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and God’s spirit was hovering on the face of the water...

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...when the earth was wild and waste, darkness over the face of Ocean, rushing-spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters...

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The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

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The earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

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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.

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And the earth was without order, and empty; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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The earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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The earth was unformed and void, darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the water.

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The earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God's wind swept over the waters

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But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.

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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.

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Read through the following translations of Genesis 1:2 and "like" the ones that speak to you.

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A modern translation could read this as “organized chaos.” When I read this I always picture God looking around at various piles trying to figure out what goes where.

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Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno (Italy, 1475-1550)

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Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno (Italy, 1475-1550)

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At that time [it] was composed of a mixture of raw materials, known as tohu, and its original external appearance is what is described as vohu... it was merely something which had potential, the potential not yet having materialized, but then was converted to something actual.

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Rashi - Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (France, 1040-1105)

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Rashi - Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (France, 1040-1105)

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The word תהו (tohu) signifies astonishment and amazement, for a person would have been astonished and amazed at its emptiness. The word בהו (vohu) signifies emptiness and empty space.

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(1) When God began to create heaven and earth— (2) the earth being tohu va-vohu, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water— (3) God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. (4) God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. (5) God called the light Day, and the darkness God called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.