"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." — Genesis 1:18

Genesis 1:18 · 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.”

— Genesis 1:18

Verse 17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Verse 19

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

Genesis 1 — Context

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: {he made} the stars also. {to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.}

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl {that} may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. {moving: or, creeping} {life: Heb. soul} {fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly} {open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven}

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:35

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, {and} the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts {is} his name:

Psalms 19:6

His going forth {is} from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.