Genesis 1:8

1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:13

1:13 There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:19

1:19 There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.

Genesis 1:23

1:23 There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.

Genesis 1:31

1:31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.


tn Though the Hebrew word can mean “heaven,” it refers in this context to “the sky.”

tn The Hebrew text again uses הִנֵּה (hinneh) for the sake of vividness. It is a particle that goes with the gesture of pointing, calling attention to something.