Genesis 1:18

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

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WEBBE

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

BSB

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

KJV

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

ASV

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

BBE

To have rule over the day and the night, and for a division between the light and the dark: and God saw that it was good.

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וְלִמְשֹׁל ve·lim·shol and to rule H4910 בַּיּוֹם bai·yom over the day H3117 וּבַלַּיְלָה u·va·lay·lah and over the night H3915 וּלֲהַבְדִּיל u·la·hav·dil and to separate H914 בֵּין bein between H996 הָאוֹר ha·'or the light H216 וּבֵין u·vein and between H996 הַחֹשֶׁךְ ha·cho·shekh the darkness H2822 וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he saw H7200 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 טוֹב tov [it was] good H2895

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–19

In the fourth day's work, the creation of the sun, moon, and stars is accounted for. All these are the works of God. The stars are spoken of as they appear to our eyes, without telling their number, nature, place, size, or motions; for the Scriptures were written, not to gratify curiosity, or make us astronomers, but to lead us to God, and make us saints. The lights of heaven are made to serve him; they do it faithfully, and shine in their season without fail. We are set as lights in this world to serve God; but do we in like manner answer the end of our creation? We do not: our light does not shine before God, as his lights shine before us. We burn our Master's candles, but do not mind our Master's work.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.