Genesis 1:17
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.
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.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
- KJV
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- WEB
- God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
- ASV
- And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
- DARBY
- And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
- BLB
- And God set them in the firmament of the heavens, to shine upon the earth,
- ÅB
- Og Gud satte dem på himmelhvelvingen til å lyse over jorden
- OTB
- Gud satte dem på himmelens hvelving for å gi lys på jorden,
- B1930
- Og Gud satte dem på himmelhvelvingen til å lyse over jorden
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 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 8:1
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Read in contextJob 38:12
In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
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