Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.
New American Standard Bible
God made the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse.
International Standard Version
So God made a canopy that separated the water beneath the canopy from the water above it. And that is what happened:
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
Bible in Basic English
And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And God shall make a firmament, and he shall separate between the waters which are from the lower part of the firmament and between the waters which are from the upper part of the firmament: and it shall be so.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which [were] under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so.
Modern King James verseion
And 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Clouds » Called the » Waters above the firmament
Creation » Order of » Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters
Earth » Primitive condition of
Firmament » The expanse above the earth
Topics
Interlinear
which, wherewith, because, when, soon, whilst, as if, as when, that, until, much, whosoever, whereas, wherein, whom, whose
Usage: 0
Tachath
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
6 God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water. 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Cross References
Psalm 148:4
Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!
Proverbs 8:28-29
when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,
Genesis 1:9
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.
Genesis 1:11
God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." It was so.
Genesis 1:15
and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." It was so.
Genesis 1:24
God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind." It was so.
Job 26:8
He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.
Job 38:8-11
"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
Psalm 104:10
He turns springs into streams; they flow between the mountains.
Ecclesiastes 11:3
If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.
Matthew 8:27
And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!"