Genesis 1:8–9
Genesis 1:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 God called the space “sky.”
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
Genesis 1:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 God named the air “sky.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear.” And it happened.
Genesis 1:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning—a second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 God named ⸤what was above⸥ the horizon sky. There was evening, then morning—a second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.” And so it was.
Genesis 1:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 And God called the vaulted dome “heaven.” And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.
Genesis 1:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 God called the huge space “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.
9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear.” And that’s exactly what happened.
Genesis 1:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.