Genesis 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

And God saith, `Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:4 And God seeth the light that <FI>it is<Fi> good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

Genesis 1:5 and God calleth to the light `Day,' and to the darkness He hath called `Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day one.

Genesis 1:6 And God saith, `Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

Genesis 1:7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which <FI>are<Fi> under the expanse, and the waters which <FI>are<Fi> above the expanse: and it is so.

Genesis 1:8 And God calleth to the expanse `Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day second.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "expanse", "midst", "waters", "separating", and "between". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "expanse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and God calleth to the light Day..." into verse 7's "And God maketh the expanse and it...", so "saith" and "expanse" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "expanse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.