| NETBible | God said, “Let there be an expanse 1 in the midst of the waters and let it separate water 2 from water. |
| NIV © |
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." |
| NASB © |
Then God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." |
| NLT © |
And God said, "Let there be space between the waters, to separate water from water." |
| MSG © |
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" |
| BBE © |
And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters. |
| NRSV © |
And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." |
| NKJV © |
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." |
| KJV | And God <0430> said <0559> (8799)_, Let there be a firmament <07549> in the midst <08432> of the waters <04325>_, and let it divide <0914> (8688) the waters <04325> from the waters <04325>_. {firmament: Heb. expansion} |
| NASB © |
Then God <430> said <559> , "Let there be an expanse <7549> in the midst <8432> of the waters <4325> , and let it separate <914> the waters <4325> from the waters ."<4325> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM genhyhtw <1096> V-APD-3S sterewma <4733> N-NSN en <1722> PREP mesw <3319> A-DSM tou <3588> T-GSN udatov <5204> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ estw <1510> V-PAD-3S diacwrizon {V-PAPNS} ana <303> PREP meson <3319> A-ASM udatov <5204> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ udatov <5204> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S outwv <3778> ADV |
| NET [draft] ITL | God <0430> said <0559> , “Let there be <01961> an expanse <07549> in the midst <08432> of the waters <04325> and let it separate <0914> water <04325> from <0996> water .<04325> |
| HEBREW | Myml <04325> Mym <04325> Nyb <0996> lydbm <0914> yhyw <01961> Mymh <04325> Kwtb <08432> eyqr <07549> yhy <01961> Myhla <0430> rmayw (1:6) <0559> |
| NETBible | God said, “Let there be an expanse 1 in the midst of the waters and let it separate water 2 from water. |
| NET Notes |
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.” 1 sn An expanse. In the poetic texts the writers envision, among other things, something rather strong and shiny, no doubt influencing the traditional translation “firmament” (cf. NRSV “dome”). Job 37:18 refers to the skies poured out like a molten mirror. Dan 12:3 and Ezek 1:22 portray it as shiny. The sky or atmosphere may have seemed like a glass dome. For a detailed study of the Hebrew conception of the heavens and sky, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World (AnBib), 37-60. 2 tn Heb “the waters from the waters.” |