Genesis 1:31

Genesis 1:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Context of Genesis 1:31

29Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened. 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.

Genesis 1:31 word by word

וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• every thing thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• And the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• and the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• were the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 1:31

• Job 38:7as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
• Psalms 19:1The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.
• Psalms 104:24O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
• Lamentations 3:38Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?
• 1 Timothy 4:4Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.
• Genesis 1:5God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
• Genesis 2:2On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
• Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Commentaries on Genesis 1:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31And, behold, it was very good - מאד טוב tob meod, Superlatively, or only good; as good as they could be. The plan wise, the work well executed, the different parts properly arranged; their nature, limits, mode of existence, manner of propagation, habits, mode of sustenance, etc., etc., properly and permanently established and secured; for every thing was formed to the utmost perfection of its nature, so that nothing could be added or diminished without…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 - VIII. The Sixth Day 24. בהמה behēmâh “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.” רמשׂ remeś “creeping (small or low) animals.” חוּה chayâh “living thing; animal.” חוּת־חארץ chayatô -chā'ārets “wild beast.” 26. אדם 'ādām “man, mankind;” “be red.” A collective noun, having no plural number, and therefore denoting either an individual of the kind, or the kind or race itself. It is connected in etymology with אדמה 'ădāmâh “the red soil,” from which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 When we come to think about our works, we find, to our shame, that much has been very bad; but when God saw his work, all was very good. Good, for it was all just as the Creator would have it to be. All his works, in all places of his dominion, bless him; and therefore, bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Let us bless God for the gospel of Christ, and when we consider his almighty power, let us sinners flee from the wrath to come. If new--created…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The creator calls his work good seven times in chapter 1. After creating humans, God says it is all very good.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124. beasts of the earth--(2) wild animals, whose ravenous natures were then kept in check, and (3) all the various forms of creeping things--from the huge reptiles to the insignificant caterpillars.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Genesis 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings