Genesis Chapter 1 verse 18 Holy Bible
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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To have rule over the day and the night, and for a division between the light and the dark: and God saw that it was good.
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and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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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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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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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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and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that `it is' good;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewto preside overוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ (wə·lim·šōl)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reignthe dayבַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayand the night,וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה (ū·ḇal·lay·lāh)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3915: A twist, night, adversityand to separateוּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל (ū·lă·haḇ·dîl)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 914: To be divided, separatethe lightהָא֖וֹר (hā·’ō·wr)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 216: Illumination, luminaryfromוּבֵ֣ין (ū·ḇên)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenthe darkness.הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ha·ḥō·šeḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessAnd Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativesawוַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethatכִּי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunction[it was] good.טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodJump to PreviousDark Darkness Divide Division Good Govern Light Night Rule Separate Separation
