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 stars also.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 1:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he madethe stars also.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Gott machte die zwei großen Lichter: das große Licht zur Beherrschung des Tages, und das kleine Licht zur Beherrschung der Nacht, und die Sterne.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
E hizo Dios las dos grandes lumbreras; la lumbrera mayor para que señorease en el día, y la lumbrera menor para que señorease en la noche: hizo también las estrellas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E fez Deus os dois grandes luminares; o luminar maior para que exerça domínio no dia, e o luminar menor para que exerça domínio na noite; fez também as estrelas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Deus fez dois grandes luzeiros: o maior para governar o dia e o menor para governar a noite. Também fez as estrelas.
📖 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.
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