16 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.

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

18 And 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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16 God 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) 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to 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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16 And 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. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to (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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16 God 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, 18 and [d]to (D)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 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  2. Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
  3. Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
  4. Genesis 1:18 Lit for the dominion of