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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויקרא אלהים לרקיע שמים ויהי ערב ויהי בקר יום שני
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyqrA Alhym lrqy` SHmym vyhy `rb vyhy bqr yvm SHny

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
vocavitque Deus firmamentum caelum et factum est vespere et mane dies secundus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
New King James Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
21st Century King James Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Darby Bible Translation   
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning a second day.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
God's Word   
God named [what was above] the horizon [sky]. There was evening, then morning-a second day.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
God called the expanse "sky." Evening came and then morning: the second day.
International Standard Version   
God called the canopy "sky." The twilight and the dawn were the second day.
NET Bible   
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
New American Standard Bible   
God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
New International Version   
God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.
New Living Translation   
God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
The World English Bible   
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
EasyEnglish Bible   
God called the wide space ‘sky’. Evening passed and then it was morning. That was the second day.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And God calleth to the expanse `Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.
New Life Version   
Then God called the open space Heaven. There was evening and there was morning, the second day.
The Voice Bible   
And God called the vast expanse “sky.” Evening gave way to morning. That was day two.
Living Bible   
So God made the sky, dividing the vapor above from the water below. This all happened on the second day.
New Catholic Bible   
God called the firmament the heavens. This was the evening and the morning of the second day.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And God called the firmament Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Christian Standard Bible   
God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And God called the firmament Heavens. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
New Century Version   
God named the air “sky.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
The Message   
God spoke: “Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!” God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
God called the expanse “sky.” There was evening and there was morning—the second day.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Good News Translation®   
He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
Wycliffe Bible   
And God called the firmament, (the) heaven(s). And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, the second day.
Contemporary English Version   
and named it “Sky.” Evening came, then morning—that was the second day.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Common English Bible © 2011   
God named the dome Sky. There was evening and there was morning: the second day.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
God called the dome “sky.” Evening came, and morning followed—the second day.
New American Standard Bible   
God called the expanse “heaven.” And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
The Expanded Bible   
God ·named [called] the ·air [L firmament/dome/expanse] “·sky [heaven].” Evening passed, and morning came [1:5]. This was the second day.
Tree of Life Version   
God called the expanse “sky.” So there was evening and there was morning—a second day.
Revised Standard Version   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
New International Reader's Version   
God called the huge space “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.
BRG Bible   
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Complete Jewish Bible   
and God called the dome Sky. So there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Elohim called the raki’a Shomayim (Heaven). And the erev and the boker were Yom Sheni (Day Two, the Second Day).
Names of God Bible   
Elohim named what was above the horizon sky. There was evening, then morning—a second day.
Modern English Version   
God called the expanse Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Easy-to-Read Version   
God named that space “sky.” There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.
International Children’s Bible   
God named the air “sky.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
Lexham English Bible   
And God called the vaulted dome “heaven.” And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
New International Version - UK   
God called the vault ‘sky’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day.