Genesis 1:7

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

And God makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.

YLT

And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.

DBY

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.Elohim

DRC

And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.

GNV

Then God made the firmament, and separated the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters which were aboue the firmament: and it was so.

JPS

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.

LXXE

And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ στερέωμα· καὶ διεχώρισεν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ ὕδατος, ὃ ἦν ὑποκάτω τοῦ στερεώματος, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ ὕδατος, τοῦ ἐπάνω τοῦ στερεώματος.

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• Creation in six days God brings light into darkness, separates waters, reveals dry land and fills the world with plants, heavenly lights, animals and humans over…

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 8:28–29when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
• Psalms 148:4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
• Matthew 8:27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
• Job 38:8–11Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, and I declared:…
• Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
• Job 26:8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
• Genesis 1:15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
• Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
• Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
• Psalms 104:10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

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