Genesis 1:5
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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
In other translations
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121אֱלֹהִים׀'elohimGodH430לָאוֹרla'or<to> the lightH216יוֹםyomdayH3117וְלַחֹשֶׁךְvelachoshekhand <to> the darknessH2822קָרָאkara'he calledH7121לָיְלָהlailahnightH3915וַיְהִי־vayhi-and there wasH1961עֶרֶב'ereveveningH6153וַיְהִי־vayhi-and there wasH1961בֹקֶרvokermorningH1242יוֹםyomdayH3117אֶחָד׃ פ'echadoneH259
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
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- Ephesians 5:13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
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