The Meaning of Genesis 1:18 Explained

Genesis 1:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that it is good;

Darby: and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 1:18?

MEANING: What does Genesis 1:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 1:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 1:18?

What is the context of Genesis 1:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 1:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 1:6-19 - Sky, Earth, Seasons

There were successive stages in creation. The days probably represent long periods. It is so with the new creation in our hearts. See 2 Corinthians 5:17. In nature the clouds that float above us are separated from the waters at our feet so in Christian experience we must seek to quench our thirst not only from below, but from above. See Colossians 3:1-4. Our wells must be filled from Heaven. Notice how in creation there are repeated separations, as between Day and Night, Seas and Lands; so as we live in the Spirit, we are quicker to distinguish not only between white and black, but the different shades of gray. The test of plant-life is the power of reproducing their kind; we are always reproducing ourselves in others, and sowing wheat or poppies. If God maintains suns and planets in bright and ordered beauty, He can keep us, Isaiah 40:26-27. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 1

¹ God creates heaven and earth;
³ the light;
⁶ the firmament;
⁹ separates the dry land;
¹⁴ forms the sun, moon, and stars;
²⁰ fishes and fowls;
²⁴ cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;
²⁶ creates man in his own image, blesses him;
²⁹ grants the fruits of the earth for food

What do the individual words in Genesis 1:18 mean?

and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness And saw God that [it was] good

וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ טֽוֹב

וְלִמְשֹׁל֙	and to rule
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: מָשַׁל Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign.
בַּיּ֣וֹם	over the day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה	and over the night
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night.
וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל	and to divide
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: בָּדַל Sense: to divide, separate.
בֵּ֥ין	between
Parse: Preposition Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הָא֖וֹר	the light
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֹור Sense: light.
וּבֵ֣ין	and between
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ	the darkness
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹשֶׁךְ Sense: darkness, obscurity.
וַיַּ֥רְא	And saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
כִּי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
טֽוֹב	[it was] good
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.

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Similar Scriptures for Genesis 1:18

		Jeremiah 31:35 [7]
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