Genesis 1:5

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were 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.

BBE

Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

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וַיִּקְרָא vai·yik·ra' and he called H7121 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 לָאוֹר la·'or (to) the light H216 יוֹם yom day H3117 וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ ve·la·cho·shekh and (to) the darkness H2822 קָרָא ka·ra' he called H7121 לָיְלָה lai·lah night H3915 וַיְהִי־ vay·hi- and there was H1961 עֶרֶב 'e·rev evening H6153 וַיְהִי־ vay·hi- and there was H1961 בֹקֶר vo·ker morning H1242 יוֹם yom day H3117 אֶחָד פ 'e·chad one H259

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 3–5

God said, Let there be light; he willed it, and at once there was light. Oh, the power of the word of God! And in the new creation, the first thing that is wrought in the soul is light: the blessed Spirit works upon the will and affections by enlightening the understanding. Those who by sin were darkness, by grace become light in the Lord. Darkness would have been always upon fallen man, if the Son of God had not come and given us understanding, 1Jo 5:20. The light which God willed, he approved of. God divided the light from the darkness; for what fellowship has light with darkness? In heaven there is perfect light, and no darkness at all; in hell, utter darkness, and no gleam of light. The day and the night are the Lord's; let us use both to his honour, by working for him every day, and resting in him every night, meditating in his law both day and night.

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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.