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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.
- 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version
Other Translations of Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.
- King James Version (1611)
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 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.
- Darby Bible
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
- Douay Rheims 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
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