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Genesis 1:17 KJV
Genesis · chapter 1 · verse 17 · King James Version
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,Genesis 1:17 · King James Version
Genesis 1:17 in context
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.
19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Key words (Strong's)
- firmamentrâqîyaʻproperly, an expanseH7549 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- lightʼôwrto be luminousH215 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
- setnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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