Genesis 1:7

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.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Genesis 1:7

BSB

So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

AKJV

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.

CPDV

And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.

ERV

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.

NHEB

And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.

SMT

And God shall make a firmament, and he shall separate between the waters which are from the lower part of the firmament and between the waters which are from the upper part of the firmament: and it shall be so.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Genesis 1:7

AndGodH430Noun Masculine madeH6213VerbthefirmamentH7549Noun MasculineanddividedH914VerbthewatersH4325Noun Masculine whichH834wereunderH8478Noun MasculinethefirmamentH7549Noun MasculinefromthewatersH4325Noun Masculine whichH834wereaboveH5921thefirmamentH7549Noun MasculineanditwassoH3651

Commentary for Genesis 1:7

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Genesis 1:7

Summary

God created the vault, separating the lower waters from the upper waters, fulfilling His command.

Place

Earth/Sky

Event

Forming Firmament

Estimated Time Period

Day 2