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RBT Translation:
And he is calling out elohim to the Dry Land of earth, and to the Hope23 of the Dual-Waters he has summoned days.`24 And elohim is seeing for he became good.

RBT Paraphrase:
A Pool of Hope
And mighty ones is calling out to the Dry Earthly One, and to the Hope of the Dual-Waters he has summoned days. And mighty ones is seeing, for he became good.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And God will call to the dry, earth; and to the gathering of the waters he called seas: and God will see that it is good.
LITV Translation:
And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the collection of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.

Footnotes

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Genesis 1:10

The "Bath" of the Days

Strong’s #4723, miqveh. Hope, binding place, collection, pool. This word speaks of a place where things bind or unite as in a reservoir or pool, or rope (as twisted together). The NT uses the pool in many instances as a place of hope.

“as a shadow are our days upon the Earth, and there is not a hope [miqveh].” (1 Chron. 29:15 RBT)

 “and now, there is a hope [miqveh] in Israel upon this one.” (Ezra 10:2 RBT) 

“A hope [miqveh] of Israel, his savior in time of trouble…” (Jer. 14:8 RBT)

“The hope [miqveh] of Israel is Yahweh, all of those who forsake you are being ashamed, withdrawn ones within the Earth are being written, for they have left the dug-fountain of the Dual Waters, living-ones of ืืช self eternal Yahweh.” (Jer. 17:13 RBT)

Yahweh, the hope [miqveh] of their fathers” (Jer. 50:7 RBT)

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Genesis 1:10

Hebrew #3220 ื™ืžื™ื yamim, days. 

in multiplied dual-waters the Rowers brought you ืืช-you. A wind of the East/Front has broken yourself in the heart of days [yamim].” Eze. 27:26. 

ื™ืžื™ื (yamim) is a classic example of a Hebrew homograph that can mean either:

  • “days” (plural of ื™ื•ึนื, yom), or

  • “seas” (plural of ื™ึทื, yam).

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