Genesis 1:13

Modern

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

Traditional

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Literal

And there was evening and there was morning—the third day.

Latin

Et factum est vespere et mane, dies tertius.

Hebrew

English

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

In the first three days, God shaped the formless world into a place where people and animals could live.

These verses introduce the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible). They teach Israel that one true God created, ordered, and populated the world, not the gods of nearby nations.
God blessed three specific things:
- animal life (1:22–25),
- human life (1:27), and
- the Sabbath day (2:3).
These three blessings emphasize the Creator's plan. God made humans in his image to rule in his place over earth's creatures and to join in God's Sabbath rest.

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