Genesis 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 8:3 : 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Acts 13:47 : 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Gen 9:13 : 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Job 38:12 : 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;
Ps 8:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 1:13-16
4 verses
91%
13And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
15and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16And 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.
Gen 1:18-20
3 verses
85%
18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Gen 1:1-11
11 verses
82%
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
Ps 19:1
78%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Gen 2:4
75%
4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.
Gen 1:22
74%
22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Ps 148:3
74%
3Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Jer 31:35
73%
35Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
Ps 8:3
73%
3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Gen 1:26-28
3 verses
73%
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Ps 136:7-9
3 verses
73%
7To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
8The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
9The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Ps 104:2
73%
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Jer 10:12
72%
12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Ps 19:4
72%
4Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Prov 3:19
72%
19Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
Jer 4:23
72%
23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Jer 51:15
72%
15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Gen 2:1
72%
1And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Job 22:12
72%
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 36:30
72%
30Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
Job 26:10
71%
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Ps 148:5
71%
5Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created.
Ps 33:6
71%
6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Prov 8:28
71%
28When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
2 Cor 4:6
71%
6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Job 37:18
71%
18Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Heb 1:10
71%
10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:
Ps 104:19
71%
19He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.