Genesis 1:3

And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

In Context

2And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God was waving over the face of the waters.

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

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Cross References

Job 38:19Where is the way [to the spot where] the light dwelleth? and the darkness—where is its place,

Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalms 104:2[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;

Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he commanded and they were created.

Isaiah 60:19The sun shall not be unto thee any more for a light by day, and for brightness shall the moon not give light unto thee; but the Lord will be unto thee for a light of everlasting, and thy God as thy glory.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:2-3

Genesis to Deuteronomy PREFACE Genesis to Deuteronomy Though it is most my concern, that I be able to give a good account to God and my own conscience, yet, perhaps, it will be expected that I give the world also some account of this bold undertaking; which I shall endeavour to do with all plainness, and as one who believes, that if men must be reckoned with in the great day, for every vain and idle word they speak, much more for every vain and idle line they write. And it may be of use, in the first place, to lay… Read the whole commentary →

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