Genesis 1:4

4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
ESV
4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
NLT
4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
MSG
4 God saw that light was good and separated light from dark.
CSB
4 God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4 In-Context

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 10,12,18,21,25,31; Psalms 104:31; Psalms 119:68; Jeremiah 31:35
  • 2. ver 14; Exodus 10:21-23; Job 26:10; Job 38:19; Psalms 18:28; Psalms 104:20; Psalms 105:28; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 45:7
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