Genesis 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:7 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.”

Genesis 1:7 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Genesis 1:7 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which <FI>are<Fi> under the expanse, and the waters which <FI>are<Fi> above the expanse: and it is so.”

Genesis 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.”

Genesis 1:7 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then God made the firmament, and separated the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters which were aboue the firmament: and it was so.”

Genesis 1:7 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God made the spread and separated the waters beneath the spread from the waters above the spread. And it was so.”

Genesis 1:7 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:7 in Context — Genesis 1

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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

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.

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

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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What Does Genesis 1:7 Mean?

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