6And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."


In Context

3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

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 an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

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

8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.

Genesis 1:6 in Other Translations

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6God said, |Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.