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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)

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וְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 1

הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tah<it> was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 2

תֹ֙הוּ֙to.huformlessness

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7, Psalms 107:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 3

וָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huand emptiness

Lemma: בֹּהוּ (bo.hu) · Strong's: H0922

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: void

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 34:11, Jeremiah 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0922; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 4

וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhand darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22, Exodus 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 5

עַל\־'al-[was] over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 6

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 7

תְה֑וֹםte.Hom[the] deep

Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: abyss

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Deuteronomy 8:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 8

וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] spirit of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27, Exodus 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 9

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 10

מְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fet[was] hovering

Lemma: רָחַף (ra.chaph) · Strong's: H7363B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)

Meaning: to hover

Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7363B; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 11

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 12

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 13

הַמָּֽיִם\׃ha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:2 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
formless	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness
and void	→	בֹּהוּ H0922 void
and darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
was over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the surface	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the deep	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
And the Spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
was hovering	→	רָחַף H7363B to hover
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the surface	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the waters	→	מַי H4325G water

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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