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Genesis 1:8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 1 · verse 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.Genesis 1:8 · King James Version
Genesis 1:8 in context
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7And 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.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- firmamentrâqîyaʻproperly, an expanseH7549 →
- eveningʻerebduskH6153 →
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- Heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- secondshênîyproperly, doubleH8145 →
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We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament, in which observe, 1. The command of God concerning it: Let there be a firmament, an expansion, so the Hebrew word signifies, like a sheet spread, or a curtain drawn out.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-8