Genesis 1:17
World English Bible (WEB)
God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
In context
15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
16 God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Genesis 1:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
- KJV King James Version
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon 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.