“To one place” – Rabbi Yudan in the name of Rabbi Levi, and Rabbi Berekhya in the name of Rabbi Yudan ben Rabbi Shimon say: The world in its entirety was all water, and you say “[gathered] to one place”? This is bewildering. It is analogous to ten inflated wineskins that were located in a hall. The king needed their space. What did he do to them? He untied them, let their air out, and removed them into a corner. So, the Holy One blessed be He trod upon the primordial waters2Pushing them down. and diverted them into the ocean. That is what is written: “Behold, He halts [ya’atzor]3Ya’atzor can also mean He presses. the water and it dries…” (Job 12:15); “He treads on the crests of the sea” (Job 9:8).