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Genesis 1:16-18
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 1:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 And God made two lights,[a] the greater light[b] to rule[c] the day and the smaller light[d] to rule[e] the night, and the stars. 17 And God placed them in the vaulted dome[f] of heaven[g] to give light on the earth 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate light from darkness.[h] And God saw that it was good.
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- Genesis 1:16 Or “light sources”
- Genesis 1:16 Or “light source”
- Genesis 1:16 Literally “as the authority of”
- Genesis 1:16 Or “light source”
- Genesis 1:16 Literally “as the authority of”
- Genesis 1:17 Or “expanse”
- Genesis 1:17 Or “the sky”
- Genesis 1:18 Literally “make a separation between the light and between the darkness”
Genesis 1:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 1:16-18
New International Version
16 God made two great lights—the greater light(A) to govern(B) the day and the lesser light to govern(C) the night.(D) He also made the stars.(E) 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night,(F) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.(G)
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