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Genesis 1:4
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Genesis 1:4
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God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
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Genesis 1:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
ESV
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And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
NLT
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And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
MSG
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God saw that light was good and separated light from dark.
CSB
4
God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 In-Context
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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
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God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
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God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
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And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
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1.
ver 10,12,18,21,25,31;
Psalms 104:31
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Psalms 119:68
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Jeremiah 31:35
2.
ver 14;
Exodus 10:21-23
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Job 26:10
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Job 38:19
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Psalms 18:28
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Psalms 104:20
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Psalms 105:28
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Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 45:7
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