Genesis 1:16
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.
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.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, and the stars.
- BLB
- And God made the two great lights: The greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.
- ÅB
- Og Gud gjorde de to store lys, det største til å råde om dagen og det mindre til å råde om natten, og stjernene.
- OTB
- Gud formet to store lys—det større lyset til å styre dagen og det mindre lyset til å styre natten. Han laget også stjernene.
- B1930
- Og Gud gjorde de to store lys, det største til å råde om dagen og det mindre til å råde om natten, og stjernene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 136:7–9
He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Read in contextPsalms 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
Read in contextPsalms 74:16
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Read in contextPsalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Read in contextJob 38:7
while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Read in contextPsalms 148:3
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
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