Genesis 1:6

6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”

Genesis 1:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
ESV
6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
NLT
6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”
MSG
6 God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!"
CSB
6 Then God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water."

Genesis 1:6 In-Context

4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7 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 vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S ver 3
  • 2. S ver 1; Isaiah 44:24; Jeremiah 10:12; 2 Peter 3:5
  • 3. ver 9; Psalms 24:2; Psalms 136:6
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