Genesis 1:6

⁶ And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water."

Genesis 1

Other Translations of Genesis 1:6

King James Version

⁶ And God said, Let there be a firmament firmament: Heb. expansion in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

English Standard Version

⁶ And God said, "Let there be an expanseOr a canopy; also verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."

The Message

⁶ God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!"

New King James Version

⁶ Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

New Living Translation

⁶ Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 1:6

Commentary on Genesis 1:6-13

(Read Genesis 1:6-13)

The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used. The earth, at his command, brings forth grass, herbs, and fruits. God must have the glory of all the benefit we receive from the produce of the earth. If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.