Genesis 1:4
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- And God saw the light that it was good; and He divided the light from the darkness.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Vulgate Text: Genesis 1:1-31
— Full Vulgate text quoted
"4. And God saw the light that it was good; and He divided the light from the darkness."
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Verse 4: And God saw the light that it was good
— God saw = He caused us to see; Moses portrays God like a craftsman contemplating His work
"4. AND GOD SAW THE LIGHT THAT IT WAS GOOD. -- "He saw," that is, He caused us to see and know, says St. Jerome, Epistle 15."
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Verse 4: And God saw the light that it was good
— He divided light from darkness by place, time, and cause
"AND HE DIVIDED THE LIGHT FROM THE DARKNESS. -- The Hebrew and the Septuagint have: He divided between the light and the darkness."