Genesis 1:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 1:8

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Berean Standard Bible

God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

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KJV

King James Version

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 1

⁶ And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

⁷ So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

⁸ God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

⁹ And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

¹⁰ God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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