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Genesis 1:6-8
International Standard Version
Genesis 1:6-8
International Standard Version
6 Then God said, “Let there be a canopy[a] between bodies of water,[b] separating bodies of water[c] from bodies of water!”[d] 7 So God made a canopy[e] that separated the water beneath the canopy[f] from the water above it.[g] And that is what happened:[h] 8 God called the canopy[i] “sky.”[j] The twilight and the dawn were the second day.
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- Genesis 1:6 Or an expanse
- Genesis 1:6 Lit. between waters
- Genesis 1:6 Lit. separating waters
- Genesis 1:6 Lit. from waters
- Genesis 1:7 Or made an expanse
- Genesis 1:7 Or expanse
- Genesis 1:7 Lit. above the canopy
- Genesis 1:7 Lit. And so it was
- Genesis 1:8 Or expanse
- Genesis 1:8 Or Heaven
Genesis 1:6-8
New International Version
Genesis 1:6-8
New International Version
6 And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(D) And it was so.(E) 8 God called(F) the vault “sky.”(G) And there was evening, and there was morning(H)—the second day.
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