Genesis 1:3
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3 (A)Then God said, (B)“Let there be (C)light”; and there was light.
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Genesis 1:3
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3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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Genesis 1:3
English Standard Version
3 And God said, (A)“Let there be light,” and there was light.
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Genesis 1:6
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6 Then God said, (A)“Let there be a [a]firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
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- Genesis 1:6 expanse
Genesis 1:6
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6 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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Genesis 1:6
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6 And God said, (A)“Let there be an expanse[a] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”
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- Genesis 1:6 Or a canopy; also verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20
Genesis 1:8
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8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
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Genesis 1:8
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8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
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Genesis 1:8
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8 And God called the expanse Heaven.[a] And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
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- Genesis 1:8 Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
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