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Genesis 1:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 1:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness 5 and named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening came, then morning—that was the first day.[a]
The Second Day
6 (A) God said, “I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it.”
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- 1.5 the first day: A day was measured from evening to evening.
Genesis 1:4-6
New International Version
Genesis 1:4-6
New International Version
4 God saw that the light was good,(A) and he separated the light from the darkness.(B) 5 God called(C) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”(D) And there was evening, and there was morning(E)—the first day.
6 And God said,(F) “Let there be a vault(G) between the waters(H) to separate water from water.”
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