Genesis 1:17
King James Version (KJV)
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
In context
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Genesis 1:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- WEB World English Bible
- God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
- WBS Webster Bible
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth.