Genesis 1:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 God then made two great [a]lights: the greater light to [b]rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made also the stars.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to shine upon the earth,
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- Genesis 1:16 To wit, the Sun and the Moon, and here he speaketh, as man judgeth by his eye: for else the Moon is less than the planet Saturn.
- Genesis 1:16 To give it sufficient light, as instruments appointed for the same, to serve to man’s use.
Genesis 1:15-17
New International Version
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(A) 16 God made two great lights—the greater light(B) to govern(C) the day and the lesser light to govern(D) the night.(E) He also made the stars.(F) 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
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