Genesis 1:7 “So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the w…”

Genesis 1:7

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then God made the firmament, and separated the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters which were aboue the firmament: and it was so.

Darby Translation

And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.

Young's Literal Translation

And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.

Bible in Basic English

And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.

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Cross references

“divided”

Proverbs 8:28 Proverbs 8:29

Proverbs 8:28 · BSB

when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

Proverbs 8:29 · BSB

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

“above”

Psalm 148:4 Job 26:8 Ecclesiastes 11:3 Psalm 104:10

Psalm 148:4 · BSB

Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.

Job 26:8 · BSB

He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · BSB

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

Psalm 104:10 · BSB

He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

“and it”

Matthew 8:27 Genesis 1:9 Genesis 1:15 Genesis 1:24 Genesis 1:11

Matthew 8:27 · BSB

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Genesis 1:9 · BSB

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:15 · BSB

And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:24 · BSB

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:11 · BSB

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

Also

Job 38:8–11

Job 38:8–11 · BSB

Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

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