Genesis 1:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 1:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 1

¹⁴ And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

¹⁵ And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

¹⁶ God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

¹⁷ God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

¹⁸ to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

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