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3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4And God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate water from water.”

7So God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.

8And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kinds, with their seed in them, on the earth.” And it was so.

12And the earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.