Verse 6

Genesis 1:6

Free Bible Version

6 So God (Elohim) made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.

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 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God (E... Focus ↗

2 God (Elohim) said, “Let there be light!” and there was light. Focus ↗

3 God (Elohim) saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. Focus ↗

4 God (Elohim) called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and t... Focus ↗

5 God (Elohim) said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide the waters.” Focus ↗

6 So God (Elohim) made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below...

7 God (Elohim) called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two. Focus ↗

8 God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may... Focus ↗

9 God (Elohim) called the land “earth” and the waters “seas.” God (Elohim) saw that it was good. Focus ↗

10 God (Elohim) said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produc... Focus ↗

11 The earth produced vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one... Focus ↗

12 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three. Focus ↗

13 God (Elohim) said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way... Focus ↗

14 They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened. Focus ↗

15 God (Elohim) created two great lights: the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in c... Focus ↗

16 God (Elohim) placed these lights in the sky to shine upon the earth, Focus ↗

17 to be in charge of the day and in charge of the night, and to separate light from darkness. God (Elo... Focus ↗

18 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day four. Focus ↗

19 God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters be full of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in... Focus ↗

20 So God (Elohim) created huge sea creatures and all the living things that swim and fill the waters,... Focus ↗

21 God (Elohim) blessed them and said, “Reproduce and increase, and fill the waters of the seas, and le... Focus ↗

22 So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five. Focus ↗

23 God (Elohim) said, “Let the land produce living creatures, each one according to its own kind—the li... Focus ↗

24 God (Elohim) made the wild animals, the livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground, all... Focus ↗

25 God (Elohim) said, “Let us make human beings in our image who are like us. They will have authority... Focus ↗

26 So God (Elohim) created human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God (Elohim).... Focus ↗

27 God (Elohim) blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and c... Focus ↗

28 God (Elohim) said, “Look, I'm giving you as your food every seed-bearing plant anywhere on earth, an... Focus ↗

29 I'm giving all the green plants to all the land animals, to the birds, and to every creature that mo... Focus ↗

30 God (Elohim) saw everything that he had created, and yes, it was very good. So there was evening, an... Focus ↗

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