Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 1:2

וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

תֹהוּtohuformless/void
וָבֹהוּvavohuand empty
חֹשֶׁךְchoshekhdarkness
רוּחַruachspirit/wind
מְרַחֶפֶתmerachefethovering
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