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Berean Standard Bible

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

Genesis 1:7

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On the second day of creation in Genesis 1, God makes an expanse in the midst of the waters to separate the waters above from the waters below. This verse describes the act itself.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

King James Version (KJV)

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

E hizo Dios la expansión, y apartó las aguas que estaban debajo de la expansión, de las aguas que estaban sobre la expansión: y fué así.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que Dios hizo el firmamento, para separar las aguas. De modo que una parte de las aguas quedó arriba del firmamento y otra, debajo de él.

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