5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.


In Context

2 And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.

4 And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.

7 And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.

Genesis 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning- the first day.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5God called the light |day,| and the darkness he called |night.| There was evening and there was morning, one day.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day one.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.