Genesis 1:16–17

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. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 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. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God put them in the sky to give light to the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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. 17 And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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.

17 God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.

Genesis 1:16–17 — 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.

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

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