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Genesis 1

Gen. 1:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
h, Let there be a θfirmament
raqiya` (Hebrew #7549)
properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
KJV usage: firmament.
Pronounce: raw-kee'-ah
Origin: from 7554
in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
of the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
, and let it divide
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
from the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
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Job 37:18• 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror? (Job 37:18)
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expansion.

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Cross References

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Gen. 1:14,20• 14And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
 20And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens. (Gen. 1:14,20)
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Gen. 7:11‑12• 11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
 12And the pour of rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. (Gen. 7:11‑12)
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Job 26:7‑8,13• 7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
 13By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent. (Job 26:7‑8,13)
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Job 37:11,18• 11Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;
 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror? (Job 37:11,18)
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Job 38:22‑26• 22Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
 23Which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war?
 24By what way is the light parted, and the east wind scattered upon the earth?
 25Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;
 26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man; (Job 38:22‑26)
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Psa. 19:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of *God; and the expanse sheweth the work of his hands. (Psa. 19:1)
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Psa. 33:6,9• 6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
 9For *he* spoke, and it was done; *he* commanded, and it stood fast. (Psa. 33:6,9)
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Psa. 104:2• 2Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain;-- (Psa. 104:2)
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Psa. 136:5‑6• 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; (Psa. 136:5‑6)
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Psa. 148:4• 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. (Psa. 148:4)
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Psa. 150:1• 1Hallelujah! Praise *God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. (Psa. 150:1)
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Eccl. 11:3• 3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. (Eccl. 11:3)
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Jer. 10:10,12‑13• 10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation.
 12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. (Jer. 10:10,12‑13)
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Jer. 51:15• 15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding. (Jer. 51:15)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth out the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him: (Zech. 12:1)
firmament.
Heb. expansion.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.