Genesis 1:6

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

World English Bible

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

American Standard Version

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Geneva Bible 1599

Againe God said, Let there be a firmament in the mids of the waters: and let it separate the waters from the waters.

Darby Translation

And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.

Young's Literal Translation

And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

Bible in Basic English

And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters.

In context

5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

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