Genesis 1:6
King James Version (KJV)
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
In context
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 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.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:6 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
- WEB World English Bible
- God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.