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Genesis 1:16 KJV
Genesis · chapter 1 · verse 16 · King James Version
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.Genesis 1:16 · King James Version
Genesis 1:16 in context
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16And 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.
17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- lightsmâʼôwrproperly, a luminous body or luminaryH3974 →
- lesserqâṭânabbreviatedH6996 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- rulememshâlâhruleH4475 →
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