14 Then God said, “Let there be [a](A)lights in the [b](B)expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and they shall [c]serve as (C)signs and for (D)seasons, and for days and years; 15 and they [d]shall serve as lights in the [e]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the (E)greater light [f]to govern the day, and the lesser light [g]to govern the night; He made (F)the stars also. 17 (G)God placed them in the [h]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and [i]to (H)govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearers, and so throughout the ch
  2. Genesis 1:14 Or firmament; i.e., atmosphere and space
  3. Genesis 1:14 Lit be for
  4. Genesis 1:15 Lit be for
  5. Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
  6. Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  7. Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  8. Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
  9. Genesis 1:18 Lit for the dominion of

19 He made the moon (A)for the seasons;
The (B)sun knows the place of its setting.

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To Him who (A)made the great lights,
For His faithfulness is everlasting:
The (B)sun to rule [a]by day,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:8 Or over the

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