Genesis 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הָיְתָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
תֹ֨הוּ֙
tôhûw
H8414
chaos
וָבֹ֔הוּ
bôhûw
H922
emptiness
וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
תְה֑וֹם
tᵉhôwm
H8415
deep
וְר֣וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
râchaph
H7363
to grow soft
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמָּֽיִם
mayim
H4325
water
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
-
King James Version Public Domain
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).