Genesis 1:16
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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 Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of Genesis 1:16
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; {He made} the stars also.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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 be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
- Basic English Bible
And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, -- and the stars.
- Darby Bible
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
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.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Ere~Walson Ayebaine's comment on 2013-01-14 01:39:29:
My brothers and sisters, please, don’t be deceived. You cannot use science to explain God’s word, because the bible has made us to understand that God’s ways are higher than man’s. Just as the heaven is high above the earth. Remain blessed.
Reynaldo Besana's comment on 2012-04-09 04:15:19:
I'm having some difficulty in understanding the last clause, "[He made] the stars also." I've read elsewhere that the words inside the brackets (as well as the last word - "also") are not in the original. They were added during translation as help in understanding the verse. So to add the sentence "He made the stars also." seems to me to be saying God made the stars together with the sun and the moon -- after He has created the heavens and the earth in verse 1. Looks funny to me. The closest (and much easier for me to digest) meaning must be that the stars were (made) to rule the night also. Or if we move a little farther back (v.14), as signs for seasons, etc.
The sun and the moon could have been made after God made the stars (heavens) therefore to say that he made the stars also during or after He made the sun and the moon doesn't fit logic and science.
SUNIL's comment on 2011-08-19 12:12:06:
According to Science Moon doesn't have it's own light, and Moon light borrowed from the Sun.. What this Genesis 1:16 says and What Science says kindly get me the details..
in His service
Sunil
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