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Genesis 1:17–18

17 aGod placed them in the 1expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

18 and 1to agovern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

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Genesis 1:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 God put them in the sky to give light to the earth, 18 to dominate the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, 18 to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth. 18 He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness.

God saw that it was good.


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