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# the heavens and the earth came to exist ... long ago, by God's command

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God established the heavens and the earth ... long ago by his word" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# came to exist out of water and through water

This means that God caused the land to come up out of the water, gathering the bodies of water together to make the land appear.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the heavens and the earth came to exist ... long ago, by God's command`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God established the heavens and the earth ... long ago by his word" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# came to exist out of water and through water`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means that God caused the land to come up out of the water, gathering the bodies of water together to make the land appear.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00