Verse 6

Genesis 1:6

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

6 And God (Elohim) said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הַ/מָּ֑יִם וִ/יהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָ/מָֽיִם
English Translation
And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate between the waters and the waters."
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Chapter 1 Context
1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created heaven, and earth. Focus ↗
2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God... Focus ↗
3 And God (Elohim) said: Be light made. And light was made. Focus ↗
4 And God (Elohim) saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness. Focus ↗
5 And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day. Focus ↗
6 And God (Elohim) said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters...
7 And God (Elohim) made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those... Focus ↗
8 And God (Elohim) called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day. Focus ↗
9 God (Elohim) also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one plac... Focus ↗
10 And God (Elohim) called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Sea... Focus ↗
11 And he said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yiel... Focus ↗
12 And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the... Focus ↗
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. Focus ↗
14 And God (Elohim) said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and th... Focus ↗
15 To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done. Focus ↗
16 And God (Elohim) made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule... Focus ↗
17 And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth. Focus ↗
18 And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God (Elohim) saw th... Focus ↗
19 And the evening and morning were the fourth day. Focus ↗
20 God (Elohim) also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl t... Focus ↗
21 And God (Elohim) created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters br... Focus ↗
22 And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the bird... Focus ↗
23 And the evening and morning were the fifth day. Focus ↗
24 And God (Elohim) said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creepin... Focus ↗
25 And God (Elohim) made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing... Focus ↗
26 And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of... Focus ↗
27 And God (Elohim) created man to his own image: to the image of God (Elohim) he created him: male and... Focus ↗
28 And God (Elohim) blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and... Focus ↗
29 And God (Elohim) said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees... Focus ↗
30 And to all the beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the eart... Focus ↗
31 And God (Elohim) saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and m... Focus ↗