Translations/ERV.json

[{"pk": 4796785, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 1, "text": "God created the sky and the earth. At first,"}, {"pk": 4796786, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 2, "text": "the earth was completely empty. There was nothing on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God\u2019s Spirit moved over<sup>[1]</sup> the water.", "comment": "[1] <i class=\"catch-word\">moved over</i> The Hebrew word means \u201cto fly over\u201d or \u201cto swoop down,\u201d like a bird flying over its nest to protect its babies."}, {"pk": 4796787, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 3, "text": "Then God said, \u201cLet there be light!\u201d And light began to shine.<sup>[2]</sup>", "comment": "[2] Or \u201cIn the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While <sup>2 </sup>the earth had no special shape, and darkness covered the ocean, and God\u2019s Spirit hovered over the water, <sup>3 </sup>God said, \u2018Let there be light,\u2019 and there was light.\u201d Or \u201cWhen God began to create the sky and the earth, <sup>2 </sup>while the earth was completely empty, and darkness covered the ocean, and a powerful wind blew over the water, <sup>3 </sup>God said, \u2018Let there be light,\u2019 and there was light.\u201d"}, {"pk": 4796788, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 4, "text": "He saw the light, and he knew that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness."}, {"pk": 4796789, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 5, "text": "God named the light \u201cday,\u201d and he named the darkness \u201cnight.\u201d There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day."}, {"pk": 4796790, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 6, "text": "Then God said, \u201cLet there be a space<sup>[3]</sup> to separate the water into two parts!\u201d", "comment": "[3] <i class=\"catch-word\">space</i> Or \u201cfirmament.\u201d The Hebrew word can refer to a piece of metal that has been hammered into the shape of a bowl."}, {"pk": 4796791, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 7, "text": "So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it."}, {"pk": 4796792, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 8, "text": "God named that space \u201csky.\u201d There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day."}, {"pk": 4796793, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 9, "text": "Then God said, \u201cLet the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear.\u201d And it happened."}, {"pk": 4796794, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 10, "text": "God named the dry land \u201cearth,\u201d and he named the water that was gathered together \u201cseas.\u201d And God saw that this was good."}, {"pk": 4796795, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 11, "text": "Then God said, \u201cLet the earth grow grass, plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth.\u201d And it happened."}, {"pk": 4796796, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 12, "text": "The earth grew grass and plants that made grain. And it grew trees that made fruit with seeds in it. Every plant made its own kind of seeds. And God saw that this was good."}, {"pk": 4796797, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 13, "text": "There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day."}, {"pk": 4796798, "translation": "ERV", "book": 1, "chapter": 1, "verse": 14, "text": "Then God said, \u201cLet there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings<sup>[4]</sup> begin and to show the days and years.", "comment": "[4] <i class=\"catch-word\">special meetings</i> The Israelites used the sun and moon to decide when the months