Genesis 1:15-17
New King James Version
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 great [a]lights: the (A)greater light to rule the day, and the (B)lesser light to rule the night. He made (C)the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the (D)heavens to give light on the earth,
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- Genesis 1:16 luminaries
Genesis 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 and they [a]shall serve as lights in the [b]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the (A)greater light [c]to govern the day, and the lesser light [d]to govern the night; He made (B)the stars also. 17 (C)God placed them in the [e]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
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- Genesis 1:15 Lit be for
- Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
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