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Genesis 1:18

Creation

16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

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BSB
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
KJV
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
WEB
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
ASV
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
DARBY
and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
BLB
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide between the light and between the darkness. And God saw that [it was] good.
ÅB
og til å råde om dagen og om natten og til å skille lyset fra mørket. Og Gud så at det var godt.
OTB
for å styre dagen og natten, og for å skille lyset fra mørket. Og Gud så at det var godt.
B1930
og til å råde om dagen og om natten og til å skille lyset fra mørket. Og Gud så at det var godt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:35

    Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:

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  • Psalms 19:6

    it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.

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