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Genesis 1:16

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16God made two great lights—the greater lightr to governs the day and the lesser light to governt the night.u He also made the stars.v

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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.

Cross references

  1. rDt 17:3; Job 31:26; Jer 43:13; Eze 8:16
  2. sPs 136:8
  3. tPs 136:9
  4. uJob 38:33; Ps 74:16; 104:19; Jer 31:35; Jas 1:17
  5. vDt 4:19; Job 9:9; 38:7, 31–32; Ps 8:3; 33:6; Ecc 12:2; Isa 40:26; Jer 8:2; Am 5:8

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.

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.