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Genesis 1:6

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

Genesis 1:6 · BSB

Genesis 1:6 in context

The verses around it, from Genesis 1.

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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.

6 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.

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.

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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Genesis 1:6 in other translations

KJV

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst 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.

ERV

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

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