KJV ORIGINAL
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
God named the light 'Day' and the darkness 'Night.' Evening passed, then morning came—this was the first day.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is establishing the basic rhythm of time by creating day and night, marking the completion of the first day of creation.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the opening creation account in Genesis, likely written during or after Israel's exile in Babylon (6th century BC) when they needed to remember God's sovereignty over all creation. The Hebrew understanding of a day beginning at evening (sunset) rather than morning is reflected here, which became the basis for Jewish religious observance where holy days begin at sundown.
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