King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 1:18
“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.”
Verse in context — Genesis 1
16
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.
17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
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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.
19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20
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.
About Genesis
The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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