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Genesis 1:4

Creation

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

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BSB
And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
KJV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
WEB
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
ASV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
DARBY
And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.
BLB
And God saw the light, that [it was] good. And God divided between the light and between the darkness.
ÅB
Og Gud så at lyset var godt, og Gud skilte lyset fra mørket.
OTB
Gud så at lyset var godt, og Han skilte lyset fra mørket.
B1930
Og Gud så at lyset var godt, og Gud skilte lyset fra mørket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 2:13

    And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

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  • Genesis 1:18

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

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  • Ecclesiastes 11:7

    Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

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  • Genesis 1:31

    And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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  • Genesis 1:12

    The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

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  • Genesis 1:10

    God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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  • Genesis 1:25

    God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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