Discovery BoxGenesis 1:4 
Context1:4 God saw 1 that the light was good, 2 so God separated 3 the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:18
Context1:18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. 4 God saw that it was good.
Genesis 9:21
Context9:21 When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself 5 inside his tent.
Genesis 16:14
Context16:14 That is why the well was called 6 Beer Lahai Roi. 7 (It is located 8 between Kadesh and Bered.)
Genesis 23:20
Context23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site 9 from the sons of Heth.
Genesis 31:48
Context31:48 Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement 10 today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
Genesis 47:27
Context47:27 Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they owned land there. They were fruitful and increased rapidly in number.
1 tn Heb “And God saw the light, that it was good.” The verb “saw” in this passage carries the meaning “reflected on,” “surveyed,” “concluded,” “noted.” It is a description of reflection of the mind – it is God’s opinion.
2 tn The Hebrew word טוֹב (tov) in this context signifies whatever enhances, promotes, produces, or is conducive for life. It is the light that God considers “good,” not the darkness. Whatever is conducive to life in God’s creation is good, for God himself is good, and that goodness is reflected in all of his works.
3 tn The verb “separate, divide” here explains how God used the light to dispel the darkness. It did not do away with the darkness completely, but made a separation. The light came alongside the darkness, but they are mutually exclusive – a theme that will be developed in the Gospel of John (cf. John 1:5).
sn The idea of separation is critical to this chapter. God separated light from darkness, upper water from lower water, day from night, etc. The verb is important to the Law in general. In Leviticus God separates between clean and unclean, holy and profane (Lev 10:10, 11:47 and 20:24); in Exodus God separates the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place (Exod 26:33). There is a preference for the light over the darkness, just as there will be a preference for the upper waters, the rain water which is conducive to life, over the sea water.
4 sn In days one to three there is a naming by God; in days five and six there is a blessing by God. But on day four there is neither. It could be a mere stylistic variation. But it could also be a deliberate design to avoid naming “sun” and “moon” or promoting them beyond what they are, things that God made to serve in his creation.
5 tn The Hebrew verb גָּלָה (galah) in the Hitpael verbal stem (וַיִּתְגַּל, vayyitggal) means “to uncover oneself” or “to be uncovered.” Noah became overheated because of the wine and uncovered himself in the tent.
6 tn The verb does not have an expressed subject and so is rendered as passive in the translation.
7 sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” The text suggests that God takes up the cause of those who are oppressed.
8 tn Heb “look.” The words “it is located” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
9 tn Heb “possession of a grave.”
10 tn Heb “a witness between me and you.”
