Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
New American Standard Bible
God called the
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.”
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
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. 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.
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 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
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
7 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. 8 And God called the expanse, Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Genesis 1:10
And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:23
And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and blessed them. And He called their name man in the day when they were created.