Genesis 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”

Genesis 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:8 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 1:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.”

Genesis 1:8 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.”

Genesis 1:8 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God calleth to the expanse `Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day second.”

Genesis 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning — a second day.”

Genesis 1:8 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the second day.”

Genesis 1:8 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God called the spread "Sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—day second.”

Genesis 1:8 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:8 in Context — Genesis 1

6 Y dijo Dios: Haya expansión en medio de las aguas, y separe las aguas de las aguas.

7 E hizo Dios la expansión, y apartó las aguas que estaban debajo de la expansión, de las aguas que estaban sobre la expansión: y fué así.

8 Y llamó Dios á la expansión Cielos: y fué la tarde y la mañana el día segundo.

9 Y dijo Dios: Júntense las aguas que [están] debajo de los cielos en un lugar, y descúbrase la seca: y fué así.

10 Y llamó Dios á la seca Tierra, y á la reunión de las aguas llamó Mares: y vió Dios que era bueno.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 1 — The Creation →

What Does Genesis 1:8 Mean?

Genesis 1:8 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free