Genesis 1:6
 Genesis 1:6 
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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation
And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

Genesis 1:6 Additional Translations
King James Translators' Notes

firmament: Heb. expansion


Geneva Study Bible

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


Scofield Reference Notes

The second day: vapor above, water below

Margin firmament

Lit. expanse (i.e. of waters beneath, of vapour above).

Genesis 1:6 Parallel Commentaries
Arch Divide Division Expanse Firmament Middle Midst Parting Separate Separating Solid Stretching Water Waters
Arch Divide Division Expanse Firmament Middle Midst Parting Separate Separating Solid Stretching Water Waters
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2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Psalm 19:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Jeremiah 10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.