Genesis 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:15 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.”
Genesis 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen to giue light vpon the earth: and it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And let them be lights in the spread of sky to shine upon the earth." And it was so.”
Genesis 1:15 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:15 in Context — Genesis 1
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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,
What Does Genesis 1:15 Mean?
Genesis 1:15 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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