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Genesis 1:7-9
New International Version
Genesis 1:7-9
New International Version
7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(A) And it was so.(B) 8 God called(C) the vault “sky.”(D) And there was evening, and there was morning(E)—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(F) and let dry ground(G) appear.” And it was so.(H)
Genesis 1:7-9
King James Version
Genesis 1:7-9
King James Version
7 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.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
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Genesis 1:7-9
English Standard Version
Genesis 1:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And God made[a] the expanse and (A)separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were (B)above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven.[b] And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God said, (C)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.
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- Genesis 1:7 Or fashioned; also verse 16
- Genesis 1:8 Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
Genesis 1:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 1:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 God made the [a]expanse, and separated (A)the waters that were below the [b]expanse from the waters (B)that were above the [c]expanse; and it was so. 8 God called the [d]expanse “heaven.” And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 Then God said, “(C)Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let (D)the dry land appear”; and it was so.
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- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:8 Or firmament
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