Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God saw the light that it was good: and divided the light from the darkness,
New American Standard Bible
God saw that the light was
King James Version
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Holman Bible
God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
International Standard Version
God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness,
A Conservative Version
And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness.
American Standard Version
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Amplified
God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and
Bible in Basic English
And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,
Darby Translation
And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness.
King James 2000
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God saw the light, that [it was] good, and God caused [there to be] a separation between the light and between the darkness.
Modern King James verseion
And God saw the light that it was good. And God divided between the light and the darkness.
NET Bible
God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness.
New Heart English Bible
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
And God saw the light, that it was, good, and God divided the light, from the, darkness;
Webster
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
World English Bible
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » First day, making light and dividing it from darkness
Darkness » Separated from the light
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
Ra'ah
'owr
אור
'owr
light, day, bright, clear, flood, herbs, lightning, morning, sun
Usage: 122
Towb
Badal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:4
Images Genesis 1:4
Prayers for Genesis 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
3 Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. 4 And God saw the light that it was good: and divided the light from the darkness, 5 and called the light "day," and the darkness "night." And so of the evening and morning was made the first day.
Cross References
Genesis 1:10
And God called the dry land "the earth" and the gathering together of waters called he "the sea." And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth herb and grass sowing seed, every one in his kind, and trees bearing fruit and having their seed in themselves, every one in his kind. And God saw that it was good:
Genesis 1:18
and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light from darkness. And God saw that it was good:
Genesis 1:25
And God made the beasts of the earth in their kinds, and cattle in their kinds, and all manner worms of the earth in their kinds: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31
And God beheld all that he had made, and lo they were exceeding good: and so of the evening and morning was made the sixth day.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
The light is sweet, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to look upon the Sun.