Genesis 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 1:4

2 The earth was ^awithout form, and void; and darkness¹ was on the face of the deep. ^bAnd the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 ^aThen God said, ^b“Let there be ^clight”; and there was light.

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

5 God called the light Day, and the ^adarkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 Then God said, ^a“Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

7 Thus God made the firmament, ^aand divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were ^babove the firmament; and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 Then God said, ^a“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and ^blet the dry land appear”; and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth ^abring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the ^bfruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 Then God said, “Let there be ^alights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and ^bseasons, and for days and years;

15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 1:4

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

Amplified® Bible
And God saw that the light was good (suitable, pleasant) {and} He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness.

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

Darby English Version
And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.

Good News Bible
God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness,

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

New American Standard Bible
God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

New International Version
God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

New King James Version
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God saw that the light appeared good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Revised Standard Version
And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
And God seeth the light that `it is' good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

New English Translation
God saw¹ that the light was good,² so God separated³ the light from the darkness.

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