Upon the second day thou madest the spirit of the firmament, and commandedst it to part asunder, and to make a division betwixt the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath.
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2 Esdras 6:41
Vpon the second day thou createdst the heauenlie ayre, and commandedst it, that, going betwene, it shulde make a diuision betwene the waters, that the one parte might remaine aboue, and the other beneth.
Parallel Translations
“On the second day, again you made the spirit of the firmament and commanded it to divide and to separate the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath.