Parallel Verses
World English Bible
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a 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 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.
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 20 Translations in Genesis 1:8
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
7 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 God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a second day. 9 God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to 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." 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 together of the waters he called "seas." 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 everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.