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God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and [a]He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness.(A) And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was [b]evening and there was [c]morning, one day.

And God said, “Let there be an [d]expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:4 “He affirmed and sustained it” is understood (deduced) from the context. The italic “and” alerts the reader or student of Hebrew that the word or words that follow are amplifications not found in the Hebrew text itself, but implied by it or by contextual factors.
  2. Genesis 1:5 The Hebrew word translated “evening” indicates dusk or sunset.
  3. Genesis 1:5 The Hebrew word translated “morning” indicates the time when it is getting light (dawn).
  4. Genesis 1:6 Or a firmament.

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