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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, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? (Job 37:18)
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expansion.

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Gen. 1:14,20• 14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
 20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (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, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
 12And the rain was upon 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 the empty place, and 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 he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. (Job 26:7‑8,13)
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Job 37:11,18• 11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? (Job 37:11,18)
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Job 38:22‑26• 22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
 23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
 24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
 25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
 26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; (Job 38:22‑26)
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Psa. 19:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handywork. (Psa. 19:1)
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Psa. 33:6,9• 6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
 9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. (Psa. 33:6,9)
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Psa. 104:2• 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: (Psa. 104:2)
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Psa. 136:5‑6• 5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psa. 136:5‑6)
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Psa. 148:4• 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. (Psa. 148:4)
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Psa. 150:1• 1Praise ye the Lord. 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 the 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 the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to 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 discretion.
 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. (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 heaven by his understanding. (Jer. 51:15)
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Zech. 12:1• 1The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth 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.