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Genesis 1:16

16 And God gmade two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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Genesis 1:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

Genesis 1:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 So God made the two large lights. He made the brighter light to rule the day and made the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Genesis 1:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, —and the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 God made the two bright lights: the larger light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And God made two great lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day. He made the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.


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