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.God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
In other translations
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.God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַשׂvaiya'asand he madeH6213אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁנֵיshenei[the] twoH8147הַמְּאֹרֹתhame'orotthe luminariesH3974הַגְּדֹלִיםhagedolim<the> greatH1419אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמָּאוֹרhama'orthe luminaryH3974הַגָּדֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶתlememsheletfor [the] dominion ofH4475הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמָּאוֹרhama'orthe luminaryH3974הַקָּטֹןhakaton<the> smallH6996לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶתlememsheletfor [the] dominion ofH4475הַלַּיְלָהhalaylahthe nightH3915וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853הַכּוֹכָבִים׃hakokhavimthe starsH3556
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Related verses
- Psalm 136:7-97 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.7 He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever. 8 the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. 9 the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
- Psalm 8:3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Psalm 74:16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
- Psalm 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
- Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Job 38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalm 148:3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
- Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Habakkuk 3:11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
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