Verse 3

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gud sa: «La det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Gud sa: Bli lys! Og det ble lys.

• Norsk King James

  Og Gud sa: Det bli lys;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud sa: Bli lys! Og det ble lys.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og Gud sa: «Det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gud sa: «Det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Gud sa: «La det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• claude3.7

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

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Gud sa: «Det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gud sa: "La det bli lys!" Og det ble lys.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.1.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yĕhî* *ʾôr* and *wayĕhî* *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and said/spoke", "*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let there be", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*wayĕhî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and there was" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and said/and spoke/and commanded", "*yĕhî*": "let there be/may there be", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/illumination" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gud sa: «La det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Gud sagde: Vorde Lys; og der blev Lys.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Gud sa: «Det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gud sa: "La det bli lys," og det ble lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Gud sa: «La det bli lys!» Og det ble lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gud sa: "Det bli lys"; og det ble lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gud sa: «La det bli lys,» og det ble lys.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than God sayd: let there be lyghte and there was lyghte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And God sayde: let there be light, & there was light.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then God saide, Let there be light: And there was light.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And God sayde, let there be light: and there was light.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God said,“Let there be light.” And there was light!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• John 1:5 : 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
• 1 John 1:5 : 5 This then is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
• Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create calamity: I the LORD do all these things.
• Isa 60:19 : 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD shall be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.
• Ps 148:5 : 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created.
• Ps 33:9 : 9 For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood firm.
• Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
• 1 John 2:8 : 8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
• John 1:9 : 9 That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world.
• John 3:19 : 19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Ps 104:2 : 2 Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:
• Job 38:19 : 19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is its place,
• Job 36:30 : 30 Behold, he spreads his light upon it, and covers the bottom of the sea.
• Ps 118:27 : 27 God is the LORD, who has shown us light; bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
• Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light: