Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness, 5 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. 6 And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'
Cross References
Psalm 74:16
Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun.
Genesis 1:8
And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day second.
Genesis 1:13
and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day third.
Genesis 1:19
and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day fourth.
Genesis 1:23
and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day fifth.
Genesis 1:31
And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day the sixth.
Genesis 8:22
during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'
Psalm 19:2
Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.
Psalm 104:20
Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
Isaiah 45:7
Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'
Jeremiah 33:20
'Thus said Jehovah: If ye do break My covenant of the day, And My covenant of the night, So that they are not daily and nightly in their season,
1 Corinthians 3:13
of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare it, because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove;
Ephesians 5:13
and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;
1 Thessalonians 5:5
all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,