Genesis 1:7

7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.

Genesis 1:7 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
7 And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
NLT
7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
MSG
7 God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was:
CSB
7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:7 In-Context

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.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 7:11; Job 26:10; Job 38:8-11,16; Psalms 68:33; Psalms 148:4; Proverbs 8:28
  • 2. ver 9,11,15,24
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