11 translations · Hebrew
Genesis 1:3
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- KJV King James Version
- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and God says, “Let light be”; and light is.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | said | H559 אָמַר to say |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | And God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| יְהִ֣י | yə·hî | Let there be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| א֑וֹר | ’ō·wr | light | H216 אוֹר light |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | and there was | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| אֽוֹר׃ | ’ō·wr | light | H216 אוֹר light |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 1:5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
- Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
- Isaiah 60:19
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- 1 John 1:5
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
- John 1:9
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
- John 3:19
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
- Psalm 33:6
By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and 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, the first day.
Read all of Genesis 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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