Verse List for GEN 1:4

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OET (OET-RV) and God observed that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

OET-LV And_ god _he/it _saw DOM the_light if/because _that it_was_good and_ god _he/it _separated between the_light and_between the_darkness.

ULT And God saw the light, that, it was good. Then God separated between the light and the darkness.

UST God observed that the light was excellent. Then he divided the light from the darkness so that each had its own time.

BSB & MSB And God saw that the light [was] good, and [He] separated the light from the darkness.

OEB God saw that the light was good. ⇔  He separated the light from the darkness,

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

NLT And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

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

CEV God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness

ESV And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

NASB God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

LSB And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

WEBBE & WMBB God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

MSG ^(3-5)God spoke: “Light!” And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.

NET God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness.

LSV And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,

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

T4T God was pleased with the light. Then he made the light to shine in some places, and in other places there was still darkness.

LEB And God saw the light, that it was good, and God caused there to be a separation between the light and between the darkness.

NRSV And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

NKJV And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

NAB God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness.

BBE And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,

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JPS And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

ASV And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

DRA And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.

YLT And God seeth the light that [it is] good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

Drby And [fn]God saw the light that it was good; and [fn]God divided between the light and the darkness.

RV And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

SLT And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness.

Wbstr And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

KJB-1769 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.[fn]

KJB-1611 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God diuided the [fn]light from the darkenesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps And God sawe the lyght that it was good: and God deuided the lyght from the darknes.
(And God saw the light that it was good: and God divided the light from the darknes.)

Gnva And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated the light from the darkenes.
(And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.)

Cvdl And God sawe the light that it was good. Then God deuyded ye light from the darcknes,
(And God saw the light that it was good. Then God divided ye/you_all light from the darkness,)

Wycl And God seiy the liyt, that it was good, and he departide the liyt fro derknessis; and he clepide the liyt,
(And God see the light, that it was good, and he departed the light from darkness; and he called the light,)

Luth Und GOtt sah, daß das Licht gut war. Da schied GOtt das Licht von der Finsternis
(And God saw(v), that the light(n) good was. So separated God the light(n) from the/of_the darkness)

ClVg Et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bona: et divisit lucem a tenebris.[fn]
(And he_saw God the_light that was good(s): and divided the_light from darkness.)

UHB וַ⁠יַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָ⁠א֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַ⁠יַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָ⁠א֖וֹר וּ⁠בֵ֥ין הַ⁠חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ φῶς, ὅτι καλόν· καὶ διεχώρισεν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ φωτὸς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σκότους.

BrTr And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light [fn]and the darkness.

NETS And God saw the light, that it was good. And God separated between the light and between the darkness.