Genesis 1:6 - Compare All Versions

Genesis 1:6-8 MSG (The Message)

God spoke: “Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!” God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.

Genesis 1:6 KJV (King James Version)

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:6 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:6 NCV (New Century Version)

Then God said, “Let there be something to divide the water in two.”

Genesis 1:6 ASV (American Standard Version)

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:6 NIV (New International Version)

And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”

Genesis 1:6 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)

And God said, “Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”

Genesis 1:6 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”

Genesis 1:6 TPT (The Passion Translation)

And God said, “Let there be a dome between the waters to separate the water above from the water below.”

Genesis 1:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”