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Genesis 1:5–6

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5aAnd God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And bthere was evening and there was morning, one day.

6Then God said, “Let there be 1an aexpanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

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Genesis 1:5: God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or a firmament

Cross references

  1. aPs 74:16
  2. bPs 65:8
  3. aIs 40:22; Jer 10:12; 2 Pet 3:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

NLTNew Living Translation

God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, “Let there be a vaulted dome in the midst of the waters, and let it cause a separation between the waters.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.