Genesis 1:10
New International Version
God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

New Living Translation
God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

English Standard Version
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Berean Standard Bible
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

King James Bible
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

New King James Version
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

New American Standard Bible
And God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the waters He called “seas”; and God saw that it was good.

NASB 1995
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.

NASB 1977
And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.

Legacy Standard Bible
And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.

Amplified Bible
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.

Christian Standard Bible
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the water he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God called the dry land “earth,” and He called the gathering of the water “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

American Standard Version
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Contemporary English Version
God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.

English Revised Version
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God named the dry land [earth]. The water which came together he named [sea]. God saw that it was good.

Good News Translation
He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea." And God was pleased with what he saw.

International Standard Version
God called the dry ground "land," and he called the water that had come together "oceans." And God saw how good it was.

Majority Standard Bible
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

NET Bible
God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

New Heart English Bible
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Webster's Bible Translation
And God called the dry land Earth, and the collection of waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.

World English Bible
God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And God calls the dry land “Earth,” and the collection of the waters He has called “Seas”; and God sees that [it is] good.

Young's Literal Translation
And God calleth to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called 'Seas;' and God seeth that it is good.

Smith's Literal Translation
And God will call to the dry, earth; and to the gathering of the waters he called seas: and God will see that it is good.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And God called the dry land, ‘Earth,’ and he called the gathering of the waters, ‘Seas.’ And God saw that it was good.

New American Bible
God called the dry land “earth,” and the basin of water he called “sea.” God saw that it was good.

New Revised Standard Version
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas; and God saw that it was good.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And God called the dried land, Earth, and the assembly of waters he called, the Seas, and God saw that it was excellent.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Third Day
9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.…

Cross References
Psalm 104:5-9
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. / You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— ...

Job 38:8-11
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...

Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

Proverbs 8:29
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

2 Peter 3:5
But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

Psalm 33:7
He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

Psalm 136:6
He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Job 26:10
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

Isaiah 40:12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

Jeremiah 31:35
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:

Amos 9:6
He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.

Revelation 10:6
And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!

Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.


Treasury of Scripture

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

God saw.

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Psalm 104:31
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

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Genesis 1
1. God creates heaven and earth;
3. the light;
6. the firmament;
9. separates the dry land;
14. forms the sun, moon, and stars;
20. fishes and fowls;
24. cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;
26. creates man in his own image, blesses him;
29. grants the fruits of the earth for food.














God called
The act of naming by God signifies authority and dominion. In the Hebrew context, the word "called" (קָרָא, qara) implies a purposeful designation. This reflects God's sovereign power to define and order creation. Naming is an act of establishing identity and purpose, showing God's intimate involvement in creation.

the dry land
The Hebrew term for "dry land" is "יַבָּשָׁה" (yabashah), which refers to the solid ground that emerges from the waters. This separation of land from water is a foundational act of creation, establishing a place for life to flourish. It signifies stability and a platform for God's further creative acts.

'earth,'
The word "earth" (אֶרֶץ, erets) in Hebrew is used to denote the physical land. It is a term that encompasses the entire terrestrial realm. By naming the dry land "earth," God is setting the stage for the habitation of plants, animals, and humans, highlighting the earth's role as a life-sustaining environment.

and the gathering of waters
The phrase "gathering of waters" (מִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם, miqveh hamayim) indicates the collected bodies of water. This gathering is an act of divine organization, bringing order to the chaotic primordial waters. It reflects God's ability to bring harmony and structure to creation.

He called 'seas.'
The term "seas" (יַמִּים, yamim) refers to the large bodies of water. By naming them, God is asserting His control over the waters, which in ancient Near Eastern cultures were often seen as symbols of chaos. This act demonstrates God's mastery over all elements of creation.

And God saw
The phrase "God saw" (וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, vayar Elohim) indicates divine observation and approval. It suggests that God is not a distant creator but one who is actively engaged and takes pleasure in His creation. This seeing is an affirmation of the goodness and order of what has been made.

that it was good
The declaration "it was good" (כִּי־טוֹב, ki-tov) is a divine pronouncement of approval. In the Hebrew context, "good" implies not only aesthetic beauty but also functional perfection and purpose. This goodness reflects God's character and the inherent value of creation as it aligns with His will. It reassures believers of the inherent order and purpose in the world, encouraging trust in God's perfect plan.

Verse 10. - And God called the dry land Earth. In opposition to the firmament, which was named" the heights" (shamayim), the dry land was styled "the fiats," "Aretz" (cf. Sansc., dhara; Pehlev., arta; Latin, terra; Gothic, airtha; Scottish, yird; English, earth; rid. Gesenius). Originally applied to the dry ground as distinguished from the seas, as soon as it was understood that the solid earth was continuous beneath the water masses, by an easy extension of meaning it came to signify the whole surface of the globe. And the gathering together of the waters called he Seas. Yamim, from yom, to boil or foam, is applied in Scripture to any large collection of water (cf. Genesis 14:3; Numbers 34:11; Deuteronomy 4:49; Joel 2:20). "The plural form seas shows that the one place consists of several basins" (Murphy). And God saw that it was good. The waters having been permanently withdrawn to the place founded for them by the upheaval of the great mountain ranges, and the elevation of the continental areas, the work thus accomplished is sealed by the Divine approval. The separation of the land and water was good, as a decided advance towards the completion of the cosmos, as the proper termination of the work commenced upon the previous day, as the production of two elements in themselves beautiful, and in separation useful as abodes of life, with which they were in due course to be replenished. "To our view," says Dawson, "that primeval dry land would scarcely have seemed good. It was a world of bare, rocky peaks and verdureless valleys - here active volcanoes, with their heaps of scoriae, and scarcely cooled lava currents - there vast mud-fiats, recently upheaved from the bottom of the waters - nowhere even a blade of grass or a clinging lichen. Yet it was good in the view of its Maker, who could see it in relation to the uses for which he had made it, and as a fit preparatory step to the new wonders he was soon to introduce. "Besides," the first dry land may have presented crags, and peaks, and ravines, and volcanic cones in a more marvelous and perfect manner than any succeeding continents, even as the dry and barren moon now, in this respect, far surpasses the earth" ('O.W.,' p. 181).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
God
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

called
וַיִּקְרָ֨א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the dry [land]
לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ (lay·yab·bā·šāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3004: Dry land, dry ground

“earth,”
אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and the collection
וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה (ū·lə·miq·wêh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4723: Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove

of waters
הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

He called
קָרָ֣א (qā·rā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

“seas.”
יַמִּ֑ים (yam·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

And God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

saw
וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[it was] good.
טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good


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