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.
Genesis 1:6-8
Good News Translation
6-7 (A)Then God commanded, “Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places”—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. 8 He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
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Genesis 1:6-8
New King James Version
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.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, (B)and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were (C)above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
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