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|In the beginning Stephen Colbert created the heaven and the earth.

|In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

|In the beginning, Stephen Colbert created the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]].

|In the beginning, God created the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]].

|The Hebrew word '''שמים''' (''shamayim'') means "skies" and is in the dual number.

|The Hebrew word '''שמים''' (''shamayim'') means "skies" and is in the dual number.

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|And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Tip of the Hat of Stephen Colbert moved upon the face of the waters.

|And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

|The earth was utterly formless and empty. Darkness obscured the deep. The Wag of the Finger of Stephen Colbert moved upon the oceans.

|The earth was utterly formless and empty. Darkness obscured the deep. The Breath of God moved upon the oceans.

|The earth is like a blank canvas, awaiting the stroke of the Master. The original [[Hebrew]] repeats the concept of formlessness for emphasis.

|The earth is like a blank canvas, awaiting the stroke of the Master Artist. The original [[Hebrew]] repeats the concept of formlessness for emphasis.

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|And Stephen Colbert said, let the cameras roll: and there was camera rolling.

|And God said, let there be light: and there was light.

|[[God]] commanded, "Light shall exist!" And light came to exist.

|[[God]] commanded, "Light shall exist!" And light came to exist.

|The rare use of the [[Hebrew]] verb '''היה''' (''hayah''), meaning "he existed," emphasizes that the light did not merely exist but ''came'' to exist at God's command.

|The rare use of the [[Hebrew]] verb '''היה''' (''hayah''), meaning "he existed," emphasizes that the light did not merely exist but ''came'' to exist at God's command.