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Genesis 1:16

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16And God made two great lights,w the greater lightx to ruley the day and the smaller lightz to rulea the night, and the stars.

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Genesis 1:16: 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.

Footnotes

  1. wOr “light sources”
  2. xOr “light source”
  3. yLiterally “as the authority of”
  4. zOr “light source”
  5. aLiterally “as the authority of”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

And 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.