GEN 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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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 ¶ 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.

WEB 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.

1:16 Hebrew has words for sun and moon, but they are not used here, perhaps to avoid any temptation to worship the sun and the moon.

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.

?:? Or “light sources”

?:? Or “light source”

?:? Literally “as the authority of”

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;

DBY 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.

1.16 Elohim

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.

WBS 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 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]
(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.)

1.16 to rule the day…: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

BB 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 lightes: a greater light to rule the day, and a lesse light to rule the night, and he made stars also.)

GNV 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 lesse light to rule the night: he made also the stars. )

CB 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 lightes: one greater light to rule the day, and a lesse light to rule the night, and (he made) stars also.)

WYC 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 two great lightis, the greater light that it should be before to the day, and the lesse light that it should be before to the niyt;)

LUT 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 zwei large lighter: a large light, the the Tag regiere, and a klein light, the the night regiere, in_addition also Sterne.)

CLV Fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna: luminare majus, ut præesset diei: et luminare minus, ut præesset nocti: et stellas.[fn]
(Fecitque God two luminaria magna: luminare mayus, as præesset diei: and luminare minus, as præesset nocti: and stellas.)

1.16 Fecit Deus duo luminaria. BEDA, ibid. Luminaria magna possumus accipere, non tam aliorum comparatione quam per se; ut cœlum dicitur magnum, et magnum mare. Sol enim magnus dicitur, quia complet orbem terræ suo calore: sicut luna suo lumine, quæ in quacunque parte cœli fuerint, totam terram illuminant, et a cunctis videntur. Magnitudinis eorum magnum est argumentum, quod omnibus hominibus idem orbis eorum videtur: nam si longe positis minor et prope major, exiguitatis indicium esset. Luminare majus, etc. BEDA, ibid. Solem, scilicet non solum corporis forma, sed luminis magnitudine, quia luminare minus et stellas illustrat. Major est etiam in calore, quia mundum calefacit, cum præteritis ante ejus creationem diebus nihil caloris habuisset. Quod autem æqualis uniusque magnitudinis luna cum sole cernitur, hinc esse aiunt quod multo longinquior a terris atque altior quam luna incedit, ideoque magnitudo ejus a nobis non posset dignosci. Omnia enim longius posita videntur breviora. Et luminare minus, etc. Et si lunam et stellas majores in die aliquando videri contingat, non tamen diei, sed nocti lucis solatium eas afferre constat. AUG., de Gen. ad litt. lib. 2, c. 15, tom. 3 Tunc enim in noctis exordio videtur luna, cum plena est, alias non: et per diem incipit videri ante plenitudinem, et in progressu noctis.

1.16 Fecit God two luminaria. BEDA, ibid. Luminaria magna possumus accipere, not/no tam aliorum comparatione how per se; as cœlum it_is_said magnum, and magnum mare. Sol because big it_is_said, because complet orbem terræ his_own calore: like luna his_own lumine, which in quacunque parte cœli fuerint, totam the_earth/land illuminant, and a cunctis videntur. Magnitudinis eorum magnum it_is argumentum, that omnibus hominibus idem orbis eorum videtur: nam when/but_if longe positis minor and prope mayor, exiguitatis indicium esset. Luminare mayus, etc. BEDA, ibid. Solem, scilicet not/no solum corporis forma, but luminis magnitudine, because luminare minus and stellas illustrat. Mayor it_is also in calore, because the_world calefacit, when/with præteritis before his creationem days nihil caloris habuisset. That however æqualis uniusque magnitudinis luna when/with sole cernitur, hinc esse aiunt that multo longinquior a terris atque altior how luna incedit, ideoque magnitudo his a nobis not/no posset dignosci. Everything because longius posita videntur breviora. And luminare minus, etc. And when/but_if lunam and stellas mayores in die aliquando videri contingat, not/no tamen diei, but nocti lucis solatium eas afferre constat. AUG., about Gen. to litt. lib. 2, c. 15, tom. 3 Tunc because in noctis exordio videtur luna, when/with plena it_is, alias non: and per diem incipit videri before plenitudinem, and in progressu noctis.

BRN 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.

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.
(Kai epoiaʸsen ho Theos tous duo fōstaʸras tous megalous; ton fōstaʸra ton megan eis arⱪas taʸs haʸmeras, kai ton fōstaʸra ton elassō eis arⱪas taʸs nuktos, kai tous asteras. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים

and=he/it_made ʼₑlhīmv

Verses 16-18 explain what God’s commands in verses 14-15 caused to happen. Make sure your translation of these verses does not sound like he created the lights twice. See how you translated So God made in verse 7. Alternate translation: “In that way God made” or “That is how he made”

אֶת שְׁנֵ֥י הַ⁠מְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַ⁠גְּדֹלִ֑ים

DOM two_of the=lights the=big(pl)

This phrase refers to the sun and the moon, which are the two brightest objects in the earth’s sky. However, the author intentionally does not use their names, so you should not include their names in your translation either. Alternate translation: “the two big lights,”

אֶת הַ⁠מָּא֤וֹר הַ⁠גָּדֹל֙

DOM DOM the=luminary the=big/great(sg)

The focus is on the relative brightness or strength of the lights, not on their size. Alternate translation: “the stronger light”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לְ⁠מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַ⁠יּ֔וֹם

for=dominion the=day

The word rule is a figure of speech that means each light has the greatest effect during a particular time period because it is the brightest light that is shining then. For some languages, nonliving objects like the sun and the moon cannot rule because only people can do that. Do what is accurate and natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to govern the day,”

וְ⁠אֶת הַ⁠מָּא֤וֹר הַ⁠קָּטֹן֙

and=DOM the=luminary the=small(sg)

Alternate translation: “and the dimmer light”

לְ⁠מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַ⁠לַּ֔יְלָה

for=dominion for=dominion the=night

Be consistent here with how you translated rule previously in this verse. Alternate translation: “to govern the night,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אֵ֖ת הַ⁠כּוֹכָבִֽים

and=DOM the=stars

The verb made that is used earlier in the verse is implied here. Translate this in a way that is clear and natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and he also made the stars.” or “That is also when he created the stars.”

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