The Meaning of Genesis 1:10 Explained

Genesis 1:10

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

YLT: 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.

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 1:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 1:6-19 - Sky, Earth, Seasons
There were successive stages in creation. The days probably represent long periods. It is so with the new creation in our hearts. See 2 Corinthians 5:17. In nature the clouds that float above us are separated from the waters at our feet so in Christian experience we must seek to quench our thirst not only from below, but from above. See Colossians 3:1-4. Our wells must be filled from Heaven. Notice how in creation there are repeated separations, as between Day and Night, Seas and Lands; so as we live in the Spirit, we are quicker to distinguish not only between white and black, but the different shades of gray. The test of plant-life is the power of reproducing their kind; we are always reproducing ourselves in others, and sowing wheat or poppies. If God maintains suns and planets in bright and ordered beauty, He can keep us, Isaiah 40:26-27. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 1:10 mean?

And called God the dry [land] Earth and the collection of the waters He called Seas And saw God that [it was] good
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ טֽוֹב

וַיִּקְרָ֨א  And  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙  the  dry  [land] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַבָּשָׁה  
Sense: dry land, dry ground.
אֶ֔רֶץ  Earth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה  and  the  collection 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִקְוֶה 
Sense: hope.
הַמַּ֖יִם  of  the  waters 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
קָרָ֣א  He  called 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
יַמִּ֑ים  Seas 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
וַיַּ֥רְא  And  saw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
כִּי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
טֽוֹב  [it  was]  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.

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