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Berean Standard Bible

“And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.”

Genesis 1:31

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Six times in Genesis 1 God has looked at what he made and called it good. Here, at the end of the sixth day, after humanity has been created and given its task, he surveys everything together.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

World English Bible (WEB)

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vió Dios todo lo que había hecho, y he aquí que era bueno en gran manera. Y fué la tarde y la mañana el día sexto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Dios contempló todo lo que había hecho, y vio que era muy, pero muy hermoso. Pasó la tarde y pasó la mañana, y se completó, así, el sexto día.

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