He separates the waters above and the waters below and creates this space that will become the inhabited world.

他将天上的水和地上的水分离开来,开创了这个将被居住的世界。

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You'll remember the description of the world from Genesis 1 as an air bubble essentially that's formed by separating waters above and waters below.

大家都记得《创世纪》1中，把世界的描述1,一个大气泡,上面下面都被水覆盖。

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On day three, land is formed to make dry spots from the waters below.

第三天，土地形成，地下的水流上形成干燥地带。

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And the bottom part is the land, which is pressing down waters below.

而底下的部分就是土地，是阻挡从地下涌出的水。

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