^{1 Ref} In the beginning God{After "God," the Hebrew has the two letters "Aleph Tav" (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker.} created the heavens and the earth.

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

^{4 Ref} God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

^{5 Ref} God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

^{6 Ref} God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."