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Genesis 1:6-10
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 1:6-10
New Catholic Bible
6 God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters to separate one set of waters from the other.”[a] 7 God separated the firmament from the waters, those waters that are under the firmament from those that are above the firmament. And it was so. 8 God called the firmament the heavens. This was the evening and the morning of the second day.
9 God said, “Let the waters that are under the heavens be gathered into one place and let a dry place appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry place the land, and the gathered waters he called the sea. And God saw that it was good.
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- Genesis 1:6 The ancient Semites viewed the heavens as a vault made of a solid material—the firmament—which holds back the waters above and separates them from the waters below; from openings in it—the floodgates (see Gen 7:11)—the flood will pour down.
Genesis 1:6-10
New International Version
Genesis 1:6-10
New International Version
6 And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(D) And it was so.(E) 8 God called(F) the vault “sky.”(G) And there was evening, and there was morning(H)—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(I) and let dry ground(J) appear.” And it was so.(K) 10 God called(L) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters(M) he called “seas.”(N) And God saw that it was good.(O)
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