Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Holman Bible
God called the light “day,” and He called the darkness “night.” Evening came and then morning: the first day.
International Standard Version
calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one.
A Conservative Version
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
American Standard Version
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Amplified
And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was
Bible in Basic English
Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will call to the light day, and to the darkness he called night: and the evening shall be, and the morning shall be one day.
King James 2000
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, [the] first day.
Modern King James verseion
And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and called the light "day," and the darkness "night." And so of the evening and morning was made the first day.
NET Bible
God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.
New Heart English Bible
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
The Emphasized Bible
and God called the light, day, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening - and it was morning, one day.
Webster
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.
World English Bible
God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." There was evening and there was morning, one day.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day one.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » First day, making light and dividing it from darkness
Days » Natural, from evening to evening
Evening » The day originally began with
Light » The lord being the creator of light
Topics
Interlinear
Qara'
Yowm
Layil
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
4 And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day. 6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
Cross References
Psalm 74:16
The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the moon and the sun:
Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning a second day.
Genesis 1:13
And there was evening, and there was morning a third day.
Genesis 1:19
And there was evening, and there was morning a fourth day.
Genesis 1:23
And there was evening, and there was morning a fifth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning the sixth day.
Genesis 8:22
Henceforth, all the days of the earth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.
Psalm 19:2
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Psalm 104:20
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
Isaiah 45:7
forming the light and creating darkness, making peace and creating evil: I, Jehovah, do all these things.
Jeremiah 33:20
Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant in respect of the day, and my covenant in respect of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,
1 Corinthians 3:13
the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire shall try the work of each what it is.
Ephesians 5:13
But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.