Genesis 1:15-17
King James Version
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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,
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Genesis 1:15-17
English Standard Version
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God (A)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,
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Genesis 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 and they [a]shall serve as lights in the [b]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the (A)greater light [c]to govern the day, and the lesser light [d]to govern the night; He made (B)the stars also. 17 (C)God placed them in the [e]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
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- Genesis 1:15 Lit be for
- Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
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