Genesis 1:7
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
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.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
- KJV
- And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
- WEB
- God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
- ASV
- And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
- DARBY
- And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.
- BLB
- And God made the firmament, and He divided between the waters that [were] under the firmament, and between the waters that [were] above the firmament. And it was so.
- ÅB
- Og Gud gjorde hvelvingen og skilte vannet som er under hvelvingen, fra vannet som er over hvelvingen. Og det ble så.
- OTB
- Så Gud laget hvelvingen og skilte vannet under den fra vannet over den. Og det ble slik.
- B1930
- Og Gud gjorde hvelvingen og skilte vannet som er under hvelvingen, fra vannet som er over hvelvingen. Og det blev så.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:28–29
when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
Read in contextPsalms 148:4
Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
Read in contextMatthew 8:27
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
Read in contextJob 38:8–11
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
Read in contextGenesis 1:9
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Read in contextJob 26:8
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
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