Genesis 1:15
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
In context
13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
16 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.
17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
Genesis 1:15 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
- KJV King James Version
- And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
- WEB World English Bible
- and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth: and it was so.