Genesis 1:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
to preside over
וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ (wə·lim·šōl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign

the day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and the night,
וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה (ū·ḇal·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

and to separate
וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל (ū·lă·haḇ·dîl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 914: To be divided, separate

the light
הָא֖וֹר (hā·’ō·wr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

from
וּבֵ֣ין (ū·ḇên)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

the darkness.
הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ha·ḥō·šeḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

And God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

saw
וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[it was] good.
טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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