Genesis 1:16-18

King James Version

¹⁶And 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.

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

¹⁸And 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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Genesis 1:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶God made two great lights—the greater light^(A) to govern^(B) the day and the lesser light to govern^(C) the night.^(D) He also made the stars.^(E) ¹⁷God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, ¹⁸to govern the day and the night,^(F) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.^(G)

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Genesis 1:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶And God ^(A)made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. ¹⁷And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, ¹⁸to ^(B)rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

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Genesis 1:16-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶God made the two great lights, the ^(A)greater light ^[a]to govern the day, and the lesser light ^[b]to govern the night; He made ^(B)the stars also. ¹⁷^(C)God placed them in the ^[c]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, ¹⁸and ^[d]to ^(D)govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.