Genesis 1:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 1:16

14 Then God said, “Let there be ^alights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and ^bseasons, and for days and years;

15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

16 Then God made two great¹ lights: the ^agreater light to rule the day, and the ^blesser light to rule the night. He made ^cthe stars also.

17 God set them in the firmament of the ^aheavens to give light on the earth,

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

19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living¹ creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the² firmament of the heavens.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 1:16

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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.

Amplified® Bible
And God made the two great lights--the greater light (the sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Contemporary English Version
God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars.

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.

New American Standard Bible
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; {He made} the stars also.

New International Version
God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

New King James Version
Then 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.

Revised 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary -- and the stars -- for the rule of the night;

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