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Genesis 1:16

Creation

14 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.

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.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 136:7–9

    To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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  • Deuteronomy 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.

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  • Psalms 8:3

    When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

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  • Psalms 74:16

    The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

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  • Psalms 148:5

    Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

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  • Isaiah 40:26

    Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

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  • Job 38:7

    When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

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  • Psalms 148:3

    Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

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