Genesis 1:14
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
- WEB
- God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
- ASV
- And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
- DARBY
- And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
- BLB
- And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens, to divide between the day and between the night, and let them be for signs and for appointed times and for days and years,
- ÅB
- Og Gud sa: Det bli lys på himmelhvelvingen til å skille dagen fra natten! Og de skal være til tegn og fastsatte tider og dager og år.
- OTB
- Og Gud sa: "La det være lys på himmelens hvelving for å skille dagen fra natten, og la dem tjene som tegn for å markere hellige tider, dager og år,
- B1930
- Og Gud sa: Det bli lys på himmelhvelvingen til å skille dagen fra natten! Og de skal være til tegn og fastsatte tider og dager og år.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:19–20
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Read in contextPsalms 74:16–17
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:35
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Read in contextPsalms 148:3
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Read in contextPsalms 136:7–9
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Read in contextPsalms 148:6
He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Read in contextPsalms 8:3–4
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
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