Gen 1:7, 11-12, 16, 25-26 | ESV | STEP | And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse . And it was so .

Genesis 1:7

7 And God made ^{▼▼Or fashioned; also verse 16} the expanse and ^bseparated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were ^cabove the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:11-12

11 And God said, ^d“Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants ^{▼▼Or small plants; also verses 12, 29} yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:16

16 And God ^fmade the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

Genesis 1:25-26

25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, ^g“Let us make man ^{▼▼The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam} in our image, ⁱafter our likeness. And ^jlet them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”