Genesis 1:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

Genesis 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:3 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 1:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

Genesis 1:3 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. ”

Genesis 1:3 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.”

Genesis 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“AndGod said, Let there be light. And there was light. ”

Genesis 1:3 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then God said, Let there be light: And there was light.”

Genesis 1:3 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God said, "Let there be light," and light was.”

Genesis 1:3 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:3 in Context — Genesis 1

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

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

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

Read the full chapter: Genesis 1 — The Creation →

What Does Genesis 1:3 Mean?

Genesis 1:3 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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