Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
King James Version
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Holman Bible
God called the expanse "sky." Evening came, and then morning: the second day.
International Standard Version
God called the canopy "sky." The twilight and the dawn were the second day.
A Conservative Version
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
American Standard Version
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Amplified
And God called the firmament Heavens. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Bible in Basic English
And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Darby Translation
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning a second day.
Jubilee 2000 Bible
And God called the firmament Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will call to the firmament the heavens: and the evening shall be, and the morning shall be the second day.
King James 2000
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Modern King James verseion
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God called the firmament "heaven." And so of the evening and morning was made the second day.
NET Bible
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
New Heart English Bible
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
The Emphasized Bible
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.
Webster
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
World English Bible
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters
Topics
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Word Count of 21 Translations in Genesis 1:8
Images Genesis 1:8
Prayers for Genesis 1:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
7 God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. 8 God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. 9 Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 1:5
God called the light day, and the darkness He called night And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Genesis 1:19
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Genesis 1:23
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
Genesis 1:31
God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created.