Parallel Verses
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.
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.
NET Bible
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. 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.
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 And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.' 7 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. 8 And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.
Cross References
Psalm 148:4
Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
Proverbs 8:28-29
In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,
Genesis 1:9
And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.
Genesis 1:11
And God saith, 'Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.
Genesis 1:15
and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.
Genesis 1:24
And God saith, 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:' and it is so.
Job 26:8
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
Job 38:8-11
And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.
Psalm 104:10
Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
Ecclesiastes 11:3
If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty themselves; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.
Matthew 8:27
and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind -- is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'