Genesis 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:17 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 1:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,”

Genesis 1:17 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 1:17 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,”

Genesis 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,”

Genesis 1:17 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to shine vpon the earth,”

Genesis 1:17 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God placed them in the spread of sky to shine upon the earth,”

Genesis 1:17 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:17 in Context — Genesis 1

15 Y sean por lumbreras en la expansión de los cielos para alumbrar sobre la tierra: y fué así.

16 E hizo Dios las dos grandes lumbreras; la lumbrera mayor para que señorease en el día, y la lumbrera menor para que señorease en la noche: [hizo] también las estrellas.

17 Y púsolas Dios en la expansión de los cielos, para alumbrar sobre la tierra,

18 Y para señorear en el día y en la noche, y para apartar la luz y las tinieblas: y vió Dios que era bueno.

19 Y fué la tarde y la mañana el día cuarto.

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What Does Genesis 1:17 Mean?

Genesis 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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