Genesis 1:6
And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And 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 said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| יְהִ֥י | ye.Hi | let it be | H1961 → |
| רָקִ֖יעַ | ra.Ki.a' | a firmament | H7549 → |
| בְּת֣וֹךְ | be.Tokh | in [the] middle of | H8432 → |
| הַמָּ֑יִם | ha.Ma.yim | the waters | H4325 → |
| וִיהִ֣י | vi.Hi | and let it be | H1961 → |
| מַבְדִּ֔יל | mav.Dil | separating | H914 → |
| בֵּ֥ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| מַ֖יִם | Ma.yim | waters | H4325 → |
| לָמָֽיִם׃ | la.Ma.yim | to waters | H4325 → |
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