1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse 1 in the midst of the waters and let it separate water 2 from water. 1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. 3 It was so. 4
1 tn The Hebrew word refers to an expanse of air pressure between the surface of the sea and the clouds, separating water below from water above. In v. 8 it is called “sky.”
2 tn Heb “the waters from the waters.”
3 tn Heb “the expanse.”
4 tn This statement indicates that it happened the way God designed it, underscoring the connection between word and event.