Genesis 1:8
“And God called the firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day.”
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Genesis 1:8 Context
6¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters: and let it diuide the waters from the waters. 7And God made the firmament; and diuided the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters, which were aboue the firmament: and it was so. 8And God called the firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day. 9¶ And God said, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together vnto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so. 10And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called hee, Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
- King James Version
God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
- Basic English Bible
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning -- a second day.
- Darby Bible
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
- Webster's Bible
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
- World English Bible
And God calleth to the expanse `Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible