Genesis 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 1:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Genesis 1:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Genesis 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Genesis 1:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.”
Genesis 1:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God made the two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the smaller light to govern the night—and the stars.”
Genesis 1:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:16 in Context — Genesis 1
14 E disse Deus: Haja luminares na expansão dos céus para separar o dia e a noite: e sejam por sinais, e para as estações, e para dias e anos;
15 E sejam por luminares na expansão dos céus para iluminar sobre a terra: e foi.
16 E fez Deus os dois grandes luminares; o luminar maior para que exerça domínio no dia, e o luminar menor para que exerça domínio na noite; fez também as estrelas.
17 E as pôs Deus na expansão dos céus, para iluminar sobre a terra,
18 E para exercer domínio no dia e na noite, e para separar a luz e as trevas: e viu Deus que era bom.
What Does Genesis 1:16 Mean?
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