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And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. <a href="/nlt/genesis/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. <a href="/esv/genesis/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. <a href="/kjv/genesis/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/nasb/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/lsb/genesis/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/amp/genesis/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. <a href="/csb/genesis/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> God saw all that he had made, and it was very good indeed. Evening came and then morning: the sixth day. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Evening came and then morning: the sixth day. <a href="/asv/genesis/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/cev/genesis/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came, then morning--that was the sixth day. <a href="/erv/genesis/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/gwt/genesis/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning-the sixth day. <a href="/gnt/genesis/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came--that was the sixth day. <a href="/isv/genesis/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day. <a href="/msb/genesis/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning?the sixth day. <a href="/net/genesis/1.htm">NET Bible</a> God saw all that he had made--and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/nheb/genesis/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And God saw everything that he had made, and look, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. <a href="/wbt/genesis/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. <a href="/web/genesis/1.htm">World English Bible</a> God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And God sees all that He has done, and behold, [it is] very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—the sixth day. <a href="/ylt/genesis/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day the sixth. <a href="/slt/genesis/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And God will see every thing which he made: and lo, very good and the evening shall be, and the morning shall be the sixth day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, the sixth day. <a href="/nabre/genesis/1.htm">New American Bible</a> God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed—the sixth day. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very pleasing, and it was evening and it was dawn, the sixth day. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/sep/genesis/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. <a href="/parallel/genesis/1-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=289" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">The Sixth Day</a> …30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31<a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">And God</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">looked upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He had made,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">it was very</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: ‘e·reḇ (N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ḇō·qer (N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">morning—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8345.htm" title="8345: haš·šiš·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Sixth. From shesh; sixth, ord. Or fractional.">the sixth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a> How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:11</a> He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end. <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5-6</a> The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. / By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. <a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a> Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a> But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3-4</a> When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— / what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a> Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a> The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.very good.<a href="/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7</a> When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork… <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24,31</a> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches… and the.<a href="/genesis/1-5.htm">Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23</a> And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day… <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</a> And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.<a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/1-23.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/1-25.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/1-23.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/revelation/21-20.htm">Sixth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/genesis/30-19.htm">Sixth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 1</div>1. <a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">God creates heaven and earth;</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">the light;</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">the firmament;</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">separates the dry land;</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">forms the sun, moon, and stars;</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">fishes and fowls;</a> 24. <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">creates man in his own image, blesses him;</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">grants the fruits of the earth for food.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And God looked upon all that He had made This phrase emphasizes God's role as the Creator and His authority over creation. It reflects the completion of His creative work, highlighting His omniscience and omnipotence. The act of God looking upon His creation suggests a divine evaluation and approval. This mirrors the pattern seen throughout <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God assesses His work and declares it good. The phrase also connects to <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a>, which praises God's wisdom in creation, and to <a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a>, affirming that all things were made through Him.and indeed, it was very good The term "very good" signifies the perfection and harmony of creation before the fall of man. It indicates that everything was functioning according to God's perfect design, without sin or corruption. This phrase underscores the inherent goodness of God's creation, a theme that is echoed in <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>, which states that every good and perfect gift is from above. The use of "very" intensifies the goodness, suggesting completeness and fulfillment. This also foreshadows the restoration of creation in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>, where God will make all things new.And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day This phrase marks the conclusion of the sixth day of creation, following the pattern established in the previous days. The mention of evening and morning indicates a literal 24-hour day, a view held by many conservative theologians. The structure of the days in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> emphasizes order and purpose in God's creation. The sixth day is significant as it includes the creation of humanity, made in God's image, as described earlier in <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-27</a>. This sets the stage for the seventh day, a day of rest, which prefigures the Sabbath and points to the ultimate rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The Creator who evaluates His creation. 2. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The entirety of what God made, including the heavens, the earth, and all living creatures. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sixth_day.htm">The Sixth Day</a> The final day of creation when God completed His work and declared it "very good."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_goodness_of_creation.htm">The Goodness of Creation</a> Recognize that everything God created was inherently good, reflecting His perfect nature. This should inspire us to appreciate and care for the world around us. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a> God's declaration of creation as "very good" underscores His authority and sovereignty over all things. We should trust in His perfect plan and design for our lives. <a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a> As part of God's creation, humans are called to steward the earth responsibly, maintaining the goodness that God intended. <a href="/topical/r/reflection_of_god's_character.htm">Reflection of God's Character</a> Creation reflects God's character—His creativity, order, and goodness. We are called to mirror these attributes in our own lives. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath_rest.htm">Sabbath Rest</a> The completion of creation and God's rest on the seventh day remind us of the importance of rest and reflection in our own lives, acknowledging God's work and provision.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) Behold, it was very good.--This final blessing of God's completed work on the Friday must be compared with the final words of Christ spoken of the second creation, upon the same day of the week, when He said "It is finished." Next we must notice that this world was only good until man was placed upon it, but then became very good. This verdict, too, had respect to man as a species, and is not therefore annulled by the fall. In spite, therefore, of the serious responsibilities attendant upon the bestowal of freewill on man, we believe that the world is still for purposes of mercy, and that God not only rejoiced at first, but "shall rejoice in His works" (<a href="/psalms/104-31.htm" title="The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.">Psalm 104:31</a>). (Comp. <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm" title="Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.">Psalm 85:10</a>; <a href="/romans/5-15.htm" title="But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.">Romans 5:15</a>, &c.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Literally, lo! good very! Not simply good, but good exceedingly. It is not man alone that God surveys, but the completed cosmos, with man as its crown and glory, decu, set tutamen. "It is not merely a benediction which he utters, but an expression of admiration, as we may say without any fear of the anthropomorphism - Euge, bone proclare!" (T. Lewis). And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. It seems unnecessary to add that this clay corresponds to the Cainozoic or tertiary era of geology, the Palaeontological remains of which sufficiently attest the truth of the Divine record in asserting that animals were anterior to man in their appearance on the earth, and that man is of comparatively recent origin. The alleged evidence of prehistoric man is too fragmentary and hypothetical to be accepted as conclusive; and yet, so far as the cosmogony of the present chapter is concerned, there is nothing to prevent the belief that man is of a much more remote antiquity than 6000 years. As of the other days, so of this the Chaldean tablets preserve an interesting monument. The saventh in the creation series, of which a fragment was discovered in one of the trenches at Konyunjik, runs: - 1. When the gods in their assembly had created.... 2. Were delightful the strong monsters... 3. They caused to be living creatures... . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/1-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative looked upon וַיַּ֤רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He had made, עָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and indeed, וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! [it was] very מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily good. ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good And there was וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be evening, עֶ֥רֶב (‘e·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and there was וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be morning— בֹ֖קֶר (ḇō·qer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning the sixth הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ (haš·šiš·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8345.htm">Strong's 8345: </a> Sixth, ord, fractional day. י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">OT Law: Genesis 1:31 God saw everything that he had made (Gen. 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