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Genesis

Starts with the creation of the world and tells stories of the first people and big floods. It also talks about Abraham's family and their journeys.

Chapter 2

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KJV: Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Geneva: Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

KJV: And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Geneva: For in the seuenth day GOD ended his worke which he had made, and the seuenth day he rested from al his worke, which he had made.

KJV: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Geneva: So God blessed the seuenth day, & sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God had created and made.

KJV: These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Geneva: These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lorde God made the earth and the heauens,

KJV: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Geneva: And euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lorde God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there a man to till the ground,

KJV: But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Geneva: But a myst went vp from the earth, and watered all the earth.

KJV: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Geneva: The Lord God also made the man of the dust of the grounde, and breathed in his face breath of life, and the man was a liuing soule.

KJV: And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Geneva: And the Lord God planted a garden Eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had made.

KJV: And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Geneva: (For out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the middes of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.

KJV: And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Geneva: And out of Eden went a riuer to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure heads.

KJV: The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Geneva: The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.

KJV: And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Geneva: And the golde of that land is good: there is Bdelium, and the Onix stone.

KJV: And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

Geneva: And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande of Cush.

KJV: And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Geneva: The name also of the third riuer is Hiddekel: this goeth toward the Eastside of Asshur: and the fourth riuer is Perath)

KJV: And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Geneva: Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.

KJV: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Geneva: And the Lorde God commaunded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery tree of the garden,

KJV: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Geneva: But of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.

KJV: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Geneva: Also the Lorde God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.

KJV: And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Geneva: So the Lorde God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.

KJV: And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Geneva: The man therefore gaue names vnto all cattell, and to the foule of the heauen, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam founde he not an helpe meete for him.

KJV: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Geneva: Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, & closed vp the flesh in steade thereof.

KJV: And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

Geneva: And the ribbe which the Lorde God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man.

KJV: And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Geneva: Then the man said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man.

KJV: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Geneva: Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

KJV: And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Geneva: And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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