Genesis 1:16
“And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.”
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Genesis 1:16 Context
14¶ And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres. 15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth: and it was so. 16And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also. 17And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth: 18And to rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
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Other Translations
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.
- King James Version
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 American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
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 American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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Discussion for Genesis 1
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8 years AgoChrisGenisis 1: on day six Christ Jesus created male and female animals and mankind, and they multiplied. Genisis 2: God created Adam and put him in eden wich is in heaven and after that eve from adam. Yes there is a difference between the 6th day mankind and Adam and Eve , yes the order of things are different from genisis 1 and genisis 2 . Cain married one of the 6th day created women and also in genisis 6: we see more sons of God taking wives of the daughters of men, again pointing out that there is a deference between the two . We see that in scripture if we ask God and believe he will answer he explains or will help you understand what he has already explained. Adam is the son of God as seen in the book of Luke,Adam lived almost a thousand years and his descendants lived several hundred years, and 6th day man was given 120 years. The union of both created giants as seen in the scripture also.hope this helps.Flag