Genesis

Genesis 1:6

⁶And God said, “Let there be an expanse^c between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

Footnotes

c 1:6 Or a canopy or a firmament or a vault; also in verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, and 20

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let there be	יְהִ֥י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an expanse	רָקִ֖יעַ	rā·qî·a‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7549 extended surface
between	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the waters	הַמָּ֑יִם	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
to	וִיהִ֣י	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
separate	מַבְדִּ֔יל	maḇ·dîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
the waters	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
from the waters	לָמָֽיִם׃	lā·mā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.