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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth. Focus ↗
2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God (Elohi... Focus ↗
3 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Focus ↗
4 And God (Elohim) saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God (Elohim) called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, m... Focus ↗
6 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heav... Focus ↗
7 And that is what happened. God (Elohim) made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the... Focus ↗
8 God (Elohim) called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.<br... Focus ↗
9 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground... Focus ↗
10 God (Elohim) called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God (Elohim) saw that it was go... Focus ↗
11 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation — every sort of seed-bearing plant, and... Focus ↗
12 The land produced vegetation — all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit.... Focus ↗
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.<br> Focus ↗
14 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them b... Focus ↗
15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. Focus ↗
16 God (Elohim) made two great lights — the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern... Focus ↗
17 God (Elohim) set these lights in the sky to light the earth, Focus ↗
18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God (Elohim) saw that... Focus ↗
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.<br> Focus ↗
20 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with... Focus ↗
21 So God (Elohim) created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the w... Focus ↗
22 Then God (Elohim) blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and l... Focus ↗
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.<br> Focus ↗
24 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the... Focus ↗
25 God (Elohim) made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offs... Focus ↗
26 Then God (Elohim) said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over... Focus ↗
27 So God (Elohim) created human beings in his own image.<br>In the image of God (Elohim) he created th... Focus ↗
28 Then God (Elohim) blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Re... Focus ↗
29 Then God (Elohim) said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and al... Focus ↗
30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the s... Focus ↗
31 Then God (Elohim) looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed... Focus ↗