Genesis 1:18 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:18 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 1:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:18 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 1:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that <FI>it is<Fi> good;”
Genesis 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. AndGod saw that it was good. ”
Genesis 1:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And to rule in the day, and in the night, and to separate the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“to govern day and night and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:18 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:18 in Context — Genesis 1
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 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.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
What Does Genesis 1:18 Mean?
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