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Genesis 1:6

Creation

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
KJV
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
WEB
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
ASV
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
DARBY
And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
BLB
And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it be dividing between waters [and] waters.”
ÅB
Og Gud sa: Det bli en hvelving midt i vannene, og den skal skille vann fra vann.
OTB
Så sa Gud: "La det være en hvelving mellom vannene for å skille vann fra vann."
B1930
Og Gud sa: Det bli en hvelving midt i vannene, og den skal skille vann fra vann.

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