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Genesis 1:16-17
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Genesis 1:16-17
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16
God
made
the
two
[a]
great
lights
, the
1
greater
[b]
light
[c]
to
govern
the
day
, and the
lesser
[d]
light
[e]
to
govern
the
night
; He made
2
the
stars
also.
17
3
God
placed
them in the
[f]
expanse
of the
heavens
to
give
light
on the
earth
,
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3
1.
Psalms 136:8, 9
2.
Job 38:7
;
Psalms 8:3
;
Isaiah 40:26
3.
Jeremiah 33:20, 25
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[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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