Genesis 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלִמְשֹׁל֙
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל
bâdal
H914
to separate
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָא֖וֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
וַיַּ֥רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
טֽוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate between the light and the darkness. And God saw that good.
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