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Genesis 1:5
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Genesis 1:5
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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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Genesis 1:5 in Other Translations
KJV
5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
ESV
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God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
NLT
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God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
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God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning - Day One.
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God called the light "day," and He called the darkness "night." Evening came, and then morning: the first day.
Genesis 1:5 In-Context
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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.
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And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
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So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
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1.
ver 8,10;
Genesis 2:19,23
2.
Psalms 74:16
3.
ver 8,13,19,23,31
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