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Genesis 1:16

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16So God made the two 1great lights, the agreater 2light 3to rule the day, and the lesser 4light 5to rule the night, and also bthe 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. 1Or luminaries, light-bearers
  2. 2Or luminary, light-bearer
  3. 3Lit for the dominion of
  4. 4Or luminary, light-bearer
  5. 5Lit for the dominion of

Cross references

  1. aPs 136:8, 9
  2. bJob 38:7; Ps 8:3; Is 40:26

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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