Mesorat%20hashas for Megillah 20:8

והכתיב (ויקרא ט, א) ויהי ביום השמיני ותניא אותו היום היתה שמחה לפני הקדוש ברוך הוא כיום שנבראו בו שמים וארץ כתיב הכא ויהי ביום השמיני וכתיב התם (בראשית א, ה) ויהי (בקר) יום אחד

But it is written (Leviticus 9:1): "And it came to pass on the eighth day", and it has been taught: On that day there was rejoicing before the Holy One, Blessed Be He, as on the day on which heaven and earth were created. It is written here 'and it came to pass on the eighth day' and it is written there (Genesis 1:5): "And it came to pass that [it was evening and it was] (morning), one day."

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