Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Genesis.1.2", "source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And the *ʾāreṣ* *hāyĕtāh* *tōhû* *wā-bōhû* and *ḥōšek* upon *pĕnê* *tĕhôm* and *rûaḥ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mĕraḥepet* upon *pĕnê* the *māyim*", "grammar": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos", "*wā-bōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*pĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of", "*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of", "*mĕraḥepet*": "verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "was/became/existed", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*bōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*tĕhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/primordial waters", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mĕraḥepet*": "hovering/moving/fluttering/brooding" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jorden var tom og uten liv, og mørket lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og jorden var uten form og tom, og mørke lå over dypets overflate. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannet.

• Norsk King James

  Og jorden var uten form og tom; og mørket dekket dypet. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jorden var øde og tom, og det var mørke over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørket lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypets overflate. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• claude3.7

  And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannene.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jorden var øde og tom, og der var mørkt ovenover Afgrunden, og Guds Aand svævede ovenover Vandene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jorden var uten form og tom, og mørket lå over dypet. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jorden var formløs og tom. Mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  var jorden øde og tom, mørke var over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevet over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jorden var øde og uten form, og mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The erth was voyde and emptie ad darcknesse was vpon the depe and the spirite of god moved vpon the water

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and ye earth was voyde and emptie, and darcknes was vpon the depe, & ye sprete of God moued vpo the water.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the earth was without forme and voide, and darkenesse was vpon the deepe, and the Spirit of God moued vpon ye waters.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the earth was without fourme, and was voyde: & darknes was vpon the face of the deepe, and the spirite of God moued vpon the face of the waters.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness `is' on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 4:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.23", "source": "רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־תֹ֖הוּ וָבֹ֑הוּ וְאֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ין אוֹרָֽם׃", "text": "*Rāʾîtî* the *ʾāreṣ*, and *hinnēh*-*tōhû* *wābōhû*; and to the *šāmayim* and *ʾēyn* their *ʾôrām*", "grammar": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/looked", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*tōhû*": "masculine singular noun - formlessness/chaos", "*wābōhû*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/void", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾôrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their light" }, "variants": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "saw/looked at/observed", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/world", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*wābōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*ʾôrām*": "their light/brightness/illumination" } }
• Ps 104:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.30", "source": "תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח ר֭וּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵא֑וּן וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ פְּנֵ֣י אֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "You *təšallaḥ* your *rûḥăkā*, they *yibbārē'ûn*, *ûtəḥaddēš* *pənê* *'ădāmâ*.", "grammar": { "*təšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you send forth", "*rûḥăkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your spirit/breath", "*yibbārē'ûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they are created", "*ûtəḥaddēš*": "conjunction with piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you renew", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*'ădāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/earth/land" }, "variants": { "*təšallaḥ*": "send forth/send out/release", "*rûḥăkā*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*yibbārē'ûn*": "are created/are formed/come into being", "*təḥaddēš*": "renew/restore/make new again", "*pənê*": "face/surface/appearance", "*'ădāmâ*": "ground/earth/land/soil" } }
• Isa 45:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.18", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה בּוֹרֵ֨א הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים יֹצֵ֨ר הָאָ֤רֶץ וְעֹשָׂהּ֙ ה֣וּא כֽוֹנְנָ֔הּ לֹא־תֹ֥הוּ בְרָאָ֖הּ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת יְצָרָ֑הּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין עֽוֹד", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar*-*YHWH* *bôrēʾ* the-*šāmayim* he the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *yōṣēr* the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*ʿōśāh* he *kônĕnāh* not-*tōhû* *bĕrāʾāh* for-*šebet* *yĕṣārāh* *ʾănî* *YHWH* and-*ʾên* *ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - creator of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens/sky", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the God/gods", "*yōṣēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - former of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*ʿōśāh*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - who made it", "*kônĕnāh*": "polel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he established it", "*tōhû*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/waste/chaos", "*bĕrāʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he created it", "*šebet*": "qal infinitive construct - to be inhabited", "*yĕṣārāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he formed it", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/there is no", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/besides" }, "variants": { "*bôrēʾ*": "creator of/who creates/maker of", "*yōṣēr*": "former of/who forms/fashioner of", "*ʿōśāh*": "who made it/its maker/who produced it", "*kônĕnāh*": "he established it/he fixed it/he prepared it", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/waste/chaos/formlessness", "*bĕrāʾāh*": "he created it/he formed it/he made it", "*šebet*": "to be inhabited/to be lived in/for habitation", "*yĕṣārāh*": "he formed it/he fashioned it/he shaped it" } }