Genesis 1:16

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And made God the two great lights, the greater light for the rule of the day, and the lesser light for the rule of the night, and the stars.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God{H430} made{H6213} the two{H8147} great{H1419} lights;{H3974} the greater{H1419} light{H3974} to rule{H4475} the day,{H3117} and the lesser{H6996} light{H3974} to rule{H4475} the night:{H3915} [he made] the stars{H3556} also.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God{H430} made{H6213}{(H8799)} two{H8147} great{H1419} lights{H3974}; the greater{H1419} light{H3974} to rule{H4475} the day{H3117}, and the lesser{H6996} light{H3974} to rule{H4475} the night{H3915}: he made the stars{H3556} also.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And God made two great lyghtes A greater lyghte to rule the daye and a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte and he made sterres also.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And God made two greate lightes: one greater light to rule the daye, and a lesse light to rule the night, and (he made) starres also.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    God then made two great lightes: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And God made two great lyghtes: a greater lyght to rule the day, and a lesse lyght to rule the nyght, and he made starres also.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

  • 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    God made two great lights– the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

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