Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God diuided the †light from the darkenesse.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. betweene the light and betweene the darkenesse.
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12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
12And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
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25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
25And God made the beast of the earth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
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Genesis 1:4
The one true God.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
3And God said, *Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God diuided the †light from the darkenesse.
Selected passage5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
5And God called the light, Day, and the darknesse he called Night: †and the euening and the morning were the first day.