Kejadian 1:6

1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse ¹  in the midst of the waters and let it separate water ²  from water.

Kejadian 28:16

28:16 Then Jacob woke up ³  and thought, ⁴  “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

Kejadian 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ⁵  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ⁶  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

[1:6]  ¹ tn The Hebrew word refers to an expanse of air pressure between the surface of the sea and the clouds, separating water below from water above. In v. 8 it is called “sky.”

[1:6]  sn An expanse. In the poetic texts the writers envision, among other things, something rather strong and shiny, no doubt influencing the traditional translation “firmament” (cf. NRSV “dome”). Job 37:18 refers to the skies poured out like a molten mirror. Dan 12:3 and Ezek 1:22 portray it as shiny. The sky or atmosphere may have seemed like a glass dome. For a detailed study of the Hebrew conception of the heavens and sky, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World (AnBib), 37-60.

[1:6]  ² tn Heb “the waters from the waters.”

[28:16]  ³ tn Heb “woke up from his sleep.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[28:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[44:14]  ⁵ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

[44:14]  ⁶ tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.