'Light' in the Bible

And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light.

And God saw the light, that [it was] good, and God caused [there to be] a separation between the light and between the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, [the] first day.

and they shall be as lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth." And it [was] so.

And God made two lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars.

And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to {separate light from darkness}. And God saw that [it was] good.

[When] the morning light [came] the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

No one could see his brother, and {because of it no one could move from where they were} [for] three days, but there was light for the {Israelites} in their dwellings.

And Yahweh was going before them by day in a column of cloud to lead them [on] the way and [by] night in a column of fire to give light to them to go by day and night.

[so that] it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And {it was a dark cloud}, but it gave light [to] the night, [so that] {neither approached the other} all night.

And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light {in the space in front of it}.

"And you will command the {Israelites}, and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

and lampstand of the light and its equipment and its lamps and the oil for the light;

and the balsam oils and the oil for light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

the pure [gold] lampstand, its lamps--the lamps of the row--and all its equipment and the oil of the light;

"Command the {Israelites} that they should bring pure olive oil [from] beaten [olives] for the light to {present} a lamp continually.

They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light source, its lamps, a pair of its tongs, its small pans, and all the vessels of its oil with which they attend to it.

"Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise the oil of the light source, the incense, {the regular grain offering}, the oil of anointment, the supervision of all the tabernacle and all that [is] in it, in the sanctuary and in its vessels."

"Speak to Aaron, and say to him: 'When you are setting up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the face of the lampstand.'"

The Gazites [were told], "Samson has come here," so they surrounded [the place] and lay in ambush for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night, saying, "[We will wait] until the morning light, and then we will kill him."

Saul said, "Let us go down after [the] Philistines [by] night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave [alive] a man among them." So they said, "Do all that [is] good in your eyes." But the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."

But {as Yahweh lives}, the God of Israel who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried and come to meet me, surely there would not have been {one male} left alive for Nabal by the light of morning!"

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, {he was holding a feast} in his house like the feast of the king. {Nabal was enjoying himself}, and he [was] very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, {nothing at all}, until the light of morning.

So then, rise early in the morning, [you] and the servants of your lord who came with you. When you rise early in the morning and it is light [enough] for you, leave.

Then they picked up Asahel and buried him in the grave of his father, which [was at] Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all that night {[arriving] in Hebron at first light}.

So David and all the people who [were] with him set out, and they crossed over the Jordan until morning light until {there was no one} missing who had not crossed over the Jordan.

Like the light of [the] morning when the sun rises, shining with no clouds, [bringing] vegetation from the earth apart from rain.'

Then they said {to one another}, "We [are] not doing right. This day is a day of good news! If we [are] silent and wait until the light of morning, they will find us and {we will be punished}. So then, come, let us go and tell the house of the king."

You led them by day with a column of cloud and with a column of fire by night, to give them light on the way that they were to go.

But you in your many mercies did not abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud [that was] over them in the day did not cease to leave them on the way, and the column of fire by night [that] gave light to them on the way that they went.

For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but there be none, and let it not see [the] eyelids of dawn

Or [why] was I not hidden like a miscarriage, like infants [who] did not see [the] light?

"Why does he give light to one in misery and life to [those] bitter of soul,

[Why does he give light] to a man whose way is hidden, and God has fenced him in [all] around?

"He uncovers mysteries out of darkness, and he brings deep shadow to the light.

They grope [in] the dark {without} light, and he makes them stagger like a drunkard.

They make night into day, [saying], 'Light [is] {near to darkness}.'

Furthermore, the light of [the] wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

The light becomes dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out.

"They thrust him from light into darkness, and they drive him out from [the] world.

And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

"Those are among [the ones] rebelling [against the] light; they do not recognize his ways, and they do not stay in his paths.

He digs through houses in the darkness; by day they shut themselves in-- they do not know [the] light

Is there a number to his troops? And upon whom does his light not rise?

{He has described a circle} on [the] face of [the] water {between light and darkness}.

He dams up rivers from [their] sources, and he brings secret things to [the] light.

when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness--

I smiled for them [when] they had no confidence [in anything], and they did not extinguish the light of my face.

Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came, and I waited for light, but darkness came.

He redeemed my life from going down into the pit, so {I will enjoy the light}.'

to bring his life back from [the] pit {so that he may enjoy the light of life}.

So then, they do not look at the light [when it is] bright in the skies, when [the] wind has passed and has cleansed them.

And their light is withheld from [the] wicked, and [their] uplifted arm is broken.

"Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light dwells? And where then [is] its place,

Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light is distributed, [where] he scatters [the] east wind upon [the] earth?

"Its snorting flashes forth light, and its eyes [are] {red like dawn}.

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

Consider [and] answer me, O Yahweh my God. Give light to my eyes lest I sleep [the sleep of] death,

For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.

Yahweh [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh [is] the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

For with you is [the] fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.

My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me; and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.

Send your light and your truth; they shall lead me. They shall bring me to {your holy mountain} and to your dwelling places.

For not with their sword did they possess [the] land, and their arm did not give them victory. Rather [it was] your right hand and your arm and the light of your presence, because you delighted in them.

it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.

because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Yours [is the] day, yours [is the] night also. You established light and [the] sun.

And he led them with the cloud by day, and all night with a fiery light.

Blessed [are] the people who know [the] joyful shout; O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.

You have put our iniquities before you, our hidden [sins] into the light of your countenance.

His lightnings light [the] world; the earth sees and trembles.

Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.

[you] who cover [yourself] with light as [with] a garment, who stretch out [the] heavens like a tent curtain,

He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.

[His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind [the] festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Your word [is] a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

The unfolding of your words gives light, giving understanding to [the] simple.

And if I should say, "Surely darkness will cover me, and [the] light around me [will be as] night,"

even [the] darkness is not too dark for you, and [the] night shines as the day-- the darkness [and] the light are alike [for you].

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.

But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

The poor and a man of oppression have [this] in common: Yahweh gives {light to the eyes of them both}.

I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

The light is sweet, and it [is] pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.

House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil, those who put darkness for light and light for darkness, those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

And he will roar over him on that day like [the] roaring of [the] sea, and [if] one looks to the land, look! Darkness! Distress! And [the] light grows dark with its clouds.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.

And the light of Israel will become like a fire, and his holy one like a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.

For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will keep back when it comes out, and [the] moon will not cause its light to shine.

For Yahweh said this to me: "I will be quiet, and I will look from my dwelling place like {clear heat because of light}, like a cloud of dew in [the] heat of harvest."