Genesis 1:17
“And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth:”
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Genesis 1:17 Context
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. 19And the euening and the morning were the fourth day.
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And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- King James Version
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;
- Basic English Bible
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
- Darby Bible
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth.
- Webster's Bible
God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,
- World English Bible
and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible