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6 And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
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And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.
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So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8 God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
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God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
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God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it." And it was so.
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Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
12 The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.
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The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
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And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,
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And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
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and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.
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God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
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