Complete Passuk
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Core Text
Core Textוַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָרָקִיעַ — תִּקְּנוֹ עַל עָמְדוֹ וְהִיא עֲשִׂיָּתוֹ, כְּמוֹ ״וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת צִפָּרְנֶיהָ״.
English of Core Text: “And God made the firmament” — He fixed it in its place; that is its making.
On the daf / in context: Rashi explains that the “making” of the firmament means fixing it in its established place.
Type of Learning: Custom (fixation of the firmament / suspended upper waters)
What Is Learned: The firmament’s “making” is its being fixed in place.