Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:8 in other translations
| BSB | God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. |
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| WEB | God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day. |
| ASV | And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. |
| YLT | And God calleth to the expanse ‘Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day second. |
| DARBY | And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning — a second day. |
| BBE | And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. |
| Webster | And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day. |
What does Genesis 1:8 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 1:6-13
The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used. The earth, at his command, brings forth grass, herbs, and fruits. God must have the glory of all the benefit we receive from the produce of the earth. If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is…
Genesis 1:8 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 1:7
And 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.
- Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
- Genesis 1:9
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 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llamó Dios á la expansión Cielos: y fué la tarde y la mañana el día segundo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu appela l’étendue Cieux. Et il y eut soir, et il y eut matin: – second jour. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott nannte die Ausdehnung Himmel. Und es ward Abend und es ward Morgen: zweiter Tag. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vocavitque Deus firmamentum, Cælum: et factum est vespere et mane, dies secundus. |