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


In Context

2 Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 God said, |Let there be light,| and there was light.

4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

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

6 God said, |Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.|

7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were 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 Darby Bible Translation 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 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 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.