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