Genesis 1:6
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And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
In other translations
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430יְהִיyehilet it beH1961רָקִיעַrakia'a firmamentH7549בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] middle ofH8432הַמָּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325וִיהִיvihiand let it beH1961מַבְדִּילmavdilseparatingH914בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996מַיִםmayimwatersH4325לָמָיִם׃lamayimto watersH4325
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Job 37:18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
- Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Job 26:7-87 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. 8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
- Jeremiah 10:12-1312 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.12 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. 13 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Psalm 104:2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Psalm 148:4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
- Psalm 33:9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
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- Psalm 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
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