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So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.

And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.

and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-everything that has the breath of life in it-I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.

So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

But the LORD said to him, "Not so ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth-men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air-for I am grieved that I have made them."

So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.