King James Version
Genesis 1:4 in the King James Version says “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the l...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness”
Genesis 1:4 · KJV
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion
KJV Study — Public Domain
“saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“And God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“that”
H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“it was good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“divided”
H914to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
“And God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“from”
H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“the light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“from”
H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“the darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
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