Genesis 1:16-17

16 God made the two [a]great lights, the 1greater [b]light [c]to govern the day, and the lesser [d]light [e]to govern the night; He made 2the stars also.
17 3God placed them in the [f]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 136:8, 9
  • 2. Job 38:7; Psalms 8:3; Isaiah 40:26
  • 3. Jeremiah 33:20, 25

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Or "luminaries, light-bearers"
  • [b]. Or "luminary, light-bearer"
  • [c]. Lit "for the dominion of"
  • [d]. Or "luminary, light-bearer"
  • [e]. Lit "for the dominion of"
  • [f]. Or "firmament"
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