14 Then God said, “Let there be [a](A)lights in the [b](B)expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for (C)signs and for (D)seasons and for days and years; 15 and let them be for [c]lights in the [d]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two [e]great lights, the (E)greater [f]light [g]to govern the day, and the lesser [h]light [i]to govern the night; He made (F)the stars also. 17 (G)God placed them in the [j]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and [k]to (H)govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearers
  2. Genesis 1:14 Or firmament
  3. Genesis 1:15 Or luminaries, light-bearers
  4. Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
  5. Genesis 1:16 Or luminaries, light-bearers
  6. Genesis 1:16 Or luminary, light-bearer
  7. Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  8. Genesis 1:16 Or luminary, light-bearer
  9. Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  10. Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
  11. Genesis 1:18 Lit for the dominion of

19 He made the moon (A)for the seasons;
The (B)sun knows the place of its setting.

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To Him who (A)made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
The (B)sun to rule [a]by day,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:8 Or over the