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Genesis 1:18
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
to rule over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
AMPC
To rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He approved it.
BRG
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.
CSB
to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
CSBA
to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
CEB
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was.
CJB
to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
CEV
to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.
DARBY
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.
DRA
And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
ERV
He put them in the sky to rule over the day and over the night. They separated the light from the darkness. And God saw that this was good.
EASY
They were to rule over the day and night. They were to make the time of light separate from the time of dark. God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good.
EHV
to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
ESV
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
ESVUK
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
EXB
to rule over the day and over the night, and to ·separate [divide] the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
GNV
And to rule in the day, and in the night, and to separate the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
GW
to dominate the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
GNT
to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw.
HCSB
to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
ICB
They are to rule over the day and over the night. He put them there to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
ISV
to differentiate between day and night, and to distinguish light from darkness. And God saw how good it was.
JUB
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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
and to rule the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
LEB
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
TLB
and to preside over the day and night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God was pleased.
MSG
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
MEV
to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. Then God saw that it was good.
NOG
to dominate the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. Elohim saw that it was good.
NABRE
to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
NASB
and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
NASB1995
and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
NCB
and to rule over the day and the night and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NCV
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
NET
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
NIRV
He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.
NIV
to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NIVUK
to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NKJV
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.
NLV
to rule the day and the night. He divided the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NLT
to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NRSVA
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NRSVACE
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NRSVCE
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
NRSVUE
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
OJB
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and Elohim saw that it was tov.
RGT
and to rule in the day and in the night; and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
RSV
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
RSVCE
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
TLV
and to have dominion over the day and over the night and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
VOICE
to rule over the day and night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that His new creation was beautiful and good.
WEB
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
WYC
and that they should be before to the day and (before) [to the] night, and should part (the) light and (the) darkness. And God saw that it was good.
YLT
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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