Genesis 1:13 (YLT)

Passage

and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day third.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:11 And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:12 And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that <FI>it is<Fi> good;

Genesis 1:13 and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day third.

Genesis 1:14 And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,

Genesis 1:15 and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evening", "morning--day", and "third". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evening" and "morning--day", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And the earth bringeth forth tender grass..." into verse 14's "And God saith Let luminaries be in...", so "evening" and "morning--day" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "evening" and "morning--day" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.