Genesis 1:5

In 11 translations

BSB

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.Literally day one

KJV

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

WEB

God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.

ASV

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

LSV

and God calls the light “Day,” and the darkness He has called “Night”; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day one.

YLT

and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day one.

DBY

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

DRC

And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.

GNV

And God called the Light, Day, and the darkenes, he called Night. So the euening and the morning were the first day.

JPS

And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

LXXE

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

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WLC

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ φῶς ἡμέραν, καὶ τὸ σκότος ἐκάλεσε νύκτα. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ ἐγένετο πρωῒ, ἡμέρα μία.

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• Creation in six days God brings light into darkness, separates waters, reveals dry land and fills the world with plants, heavenly lights, animals and humans over…

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
• Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
• Psalms 104:20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
• Genesis 8:22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
• Genesis 1:8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
• Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
• Psalms 19:2Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
• Ephesians 5:13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
• 1 Corinthians 3:13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
• Genesis 1:23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
• Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
• Genesis 1:13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
• Genesis 1:19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

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