Verse List for GEN 1:16

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OET (OET-RV) so God made the two large lights, the larger, brighter light to rule the day, and the smaller light to rule the night, and he also made the stars.

OET-LV And_ god _he/it _made DOM the _two _of the_lights the_big(pl) DOM the_luminary the_big/great(sg) for_dominion the_day and_DOM the_luminary the_small(sg) for_dominion the_night and_DOM the_stars.

ULT So God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars.

UST That is how God made the two bright lights, the brighter light to shine during the daytime, and the weaker light to shine during the nighttime. That is also when he made the stars.

BSB & MSB 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}.

OEB So God made the two great lights: ⇔  The greater to rule the day and the lesser to rule the night. ⇔ God made the stars also.

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET God made two great lights – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

LSV And God makes the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary—and the stars—for the rule of the night;

FBV God created two great lights:[fn] the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in charge of the night. He created the stars too.

T4T God made two of them that were like big lights. The bigger one, the sun, shines during the day and the smaller one, the moon, shines during the night. He also made the stars.

LEB And God made two lights,[fn] the greater light[fn] to rule[fn] the day and the smaller light[fn] to rule[fn] the night, and the stars.

BBE And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

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JPS And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

ASV And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

DRA And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.

YLT And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary — and the stars — for the rule of the night;

Drby And [fn]God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, — and the stars.

RV And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

SLT And God will make two great lights; the great light for the rule of the day, and the small light for the rule of the night and the stars.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

KJB-1611 And God made two great lights: the greater light [fn]to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And God made two great lyghtes: a greater lyght to rule the day, and a lesse lyght to rule the nyght, and he made starres also.
(And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day, and a less light to rule the night, and he made stars also.)

Gnva God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.
(God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the less light to rule the night: he made also the stars.)

Cvdl And God made two greate lightes: one greater light to rule the daye, and a lesse light to rule the night, and (he made) starres also.
(And God made two great lights: one greater light to rule the day, and a less light to rule the night, and (he made) stars also.)

Wycl And God made twei grete liytis, the gretter liyt that it schulde be bifore to the dai, and the lesse liyt that it schulde be bifore to the niyt;
(And God made twain/two_or_both great lights, the greater light that it should be before to the day, and the less light that it should be before to the night;)

Luth Und GOtt machte zwei große Lichter: ein groß Licht, das den Tag regiere, und ein klein Licht, das die Nacht regiere, dazu auch Sterne.
(And God made/did two large lights(n): a large light(n), the the day regiere, and a small light(n), the the night regiere, to_that/in_addition also star.)

ClVg Fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna: luminare majus, ut præesset diei: et luminare minus, ut præesset nocti: et stellas.[fn]
(And_he_did God two lights big: luminare greater, as beforeesset of_the_day: and luminare minus, as beforeesset night: and stars.)

UHB וַ⁠יַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַ⁠מְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַ⁠גְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־הַ⁠מָּא֤וֹר הַ⁠גָּדֹל֙ לְ⁠מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַ⁠יּ֔וֹם וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠מָּא֤וֹר הַ⁠קָּטֹן֙ לְ⁠מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַ⁠לַּ֔יְלָה וְ⁠אֵ֖ת הַ⁠כּוֹכָבִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς δύο φωστῆρας τοὺς μεγάλους· τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν μέγαν εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς ἡμέρας, καὶ τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν ἐλάσσω εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτὸς, καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας.

BrTr And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.