Verse 4
Genesis 1:4
New Living Translation
4
And God (Elohim) saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת הָ/א֖וֹר כִּי ט֑וֹב וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָ/א֖וֹר וּ/בֵ֥ין הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְ
English Translation
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided between the light and between the darkness.
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Chapter 1 Context
1
In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.
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The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God (Elohi...
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
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And God (Elohim) saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
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God (Elohim) called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, m...
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heav...
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And that is what happened. God (Elohim) made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the...
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God (Elohim) called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.<br...
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground...
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10
God (Elohim) called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God (Elohim) saw that it was go...
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11
Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation — every sort of seed-bearing plant, and...
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12
The land produced vegetation — all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit....
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13
And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.<br>
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them b...
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15
Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.
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God (Elohim) made two great lights — the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern...
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17
God (Elohim) set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
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to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God (Elohim) saw that...
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19
And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.<br>
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20
Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with...
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21
So God (Elohim) created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the w...
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22
Then God (Elohim) blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and l...
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23
And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.<br>
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24
Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the...
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God (Elohim) made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offs...
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over...
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So God (Elohim) created human beings in his own image.<br>In the image of God (Elohim) he created th...
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Then God (Elohim) blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Re...
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Then God (Elohim) said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and al...
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And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the s...
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Then God (Elohim) looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed...
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