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Genesis 1:2 is the second verse of the first chapter in the Book of Genesis. It takes place after the initial creation according to Genesis

Creation according to Genesis

The Genesis creation narrative describes the divine creation of the world including the first man and woman...

, and describes the Earth

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as formless, dark, and void, with no light

Light

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or organism

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s. It is a part of the Torah portion Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-1:4).

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Veha'arets hayetah tohu vavohu vechoshech al-peney tehom veruach Elohim merachefet al-peney hamayim.

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American Standard Version American Standard Version The Revised Version, Standard American Edition of the Bible, more commonly known as the American Standard Version , is a version of the Bible that was released in 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 Bible in Basic English The Bible In Basic English is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words for a total of 1,000 words total...	"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."
Darby Bible Darby Bible The Darby Bible refers to the Bible as translated from Hebrew and Greek by John Nelson Darby. Darby published a translation of the New Testament in 1867, with revised editions in 1872 and 1884...	"And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters."
God's Word God's Word (bible translation) The God's Word Translation is an English translation of the Bible translated by the God's Word to the Nations Society.-History:The God's Word Translation of the Bible was produced by the God's Word to the Nations Bible Mission Society in Cleveland, Ohio...	"The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water."
Holman Christian Standard Bible Holman Christian Standard Bible The Holman Christian Standard Bible is a modern English Bible translation from Holman Bible Publishers. The first full edition was completed in March 2004, with the New Testament alone having been previously published in 1999.- Beginnings :...	"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters."
Jewish Publication Society (3rd ed.)	"The Earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water—
King James 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."
The Message The Message (Bible) The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language was created by Eugene H. Peterson and published in segments from 1993 to 2002. It is an idiomatic translation of the original languages of the Bible.-History:...	"Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss."
New King James Version New King James Version The New King James Version is a modern translation of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. The New Testament was published in 1979. The Psalms in 1980. The full Bible was published in 1982. It took a total of 7 years to complete...	"The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters."
Webster's Bible Translation	"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."
World English Bible World English Bible The World English Bible is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997...	"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 Young's Literal Translation Young's Literal Translation is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compiler of Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible and Concise Critical Comments on the New Testament. Young produced a "Revised Version" of the translation in...	"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,"

Sources

Jewish Publication Society. The Torah: The Five Books of Moses (3rd ed). Philadelphia: 1999.
"Genesis 1:2." Online Parallel Bible.

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