Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
New American Standard Bible
God made the
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.
Holman Bible
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse.
International Standard Version
So God made a canopy that separated the water beneath the canopy from the water above it. And that is what happened:
A Conservative 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.
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.
Amplified
And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And God shall make a firmament, and he shall separate between the waters which are from the lower part of the firmament and between the waters which are from the upper part of the firmament: and it shall be so.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which [were] under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so.
Modern King James verseion
And 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.
NET Bible
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.
New Heart 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.
Webster
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Clouds » Called the » Waters above the firmament
Creation » Order of » Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters
Earth » Primitive condition of
Firmament » The expanse above the earth
Topics
Interlinear
which, wherewith, because, when, soon, whilst, as if, as when, that, until, much, whosoever, whereas, wherein, whom, whose
Usage: 0
Tachath
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters, 7 And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.
Cross References
Psalm 148:4
Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens;
Proverbs 8:28-29
When he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the resounding deep, waxed strong;
Genesis 1:9
And God said - Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry - ground appear. And it was so.
Genesis 1:11
And God said - Let the land put-forth vegetation-herb yielding seed, fruit-tree, bearing fruit, after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so,
Genesis 1:15
yea let them be for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.
Genesis 1:24
And God said - Let the land, bring forth, living soul, after its kind, tame-beast and creeping thing and wild-beast, of the land, after its kind. And it was so.
Job 26:8
Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
Job 38:8-11
Or who shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth;
Psalm 104:10
Who hast sent forth springs, through the torrent-beds, Between the mountains, they flow along;
Ecclesiastes 11:3
If the clouds be filled with a downpour, upon the earth, will they empty themselves, and, if a tree fall in the south or in the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there will it be found.
Matthew 8:27
But, the men, marveled, saying, Whence is this one, - that, both the winds and the sea, unto him, give ear?