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.
Words Then and Now
- firmament the expanse of the sky Still heard today: a star in the Hollywood firmament, the sky, where stars shine Webster’s 1828 · Firmament
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- God separates the earth from the waters, and makes it fruitfulThe 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...
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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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible4004 BC · The Creation
Bible Dictionary
- 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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