I
And there was light.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר׃
"God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light."
Genesis 1:3
II
The waters divide. The sky is born.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם׃
"God said, 'Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, that it may separate water from water.'"
Genesis 1:6
III
Dry land appears. The oceans take their place.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַיְהִי־כֵן׃
"God said, 'Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear.' And it was so."
Genesis 1:9
IV
Sun. Moon. Stars. Time begins.
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים׃
"God made the two great lights, the greater light to dominate the day and the lesser light to dominate the night, and the stars."
Genesis 1:16
V
The waters teem with life. Wings fill the sky.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
"God said, 'Let the water bring forth swarms of living creatures, and birds that fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.'"
Genesis 1:20
VI
Every creature finds its place — and humankind is formed in the image of God.
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם׃
"And God created humankind in the divine image, creating it in the image of God—creating them male and female."
Genesis 1:27
VII
Creation rests. The seventh day is holy.
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכׇּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת׃
"And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy—having ceased on it from all the work of creation that God had done."
Genesis 2:3