Genesis 1:7 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.

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Cross References

  • Psalms 148:4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
  • Proverbs 8:28–29 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: …

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  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the firmament אֶת ʾet Object marker הָרָקִיעַ hārāqîaʿ רָקִיעַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and divided וַיַּבְדֵּל wayyabdēl בָּדַל Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the waters בֵּין bên Preposition הַמַּיִם hammayim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • which אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer אֲשֶׁר Relative
  • under מִתַּחַת mittaḥat תַּחַת Preposition
  • the firmament לָרָקִיעַ lārāqîaʿ רָקִיעַ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • from the waters וּבֵין ûbên Preposition · with and הַמַּיִם hammayim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • which אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer אֲשֶׁר Relative
  • above מֵעַל mēʿal עַל Preposition
  • the firmament לָרָקִיעַ lārāqîaʿ רָקִיעַ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and it was so וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and כֵן kēn כֵּן Adverb

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