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Genesis 1:17

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And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

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Genesis 1:17 in other translations

God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,

Genesis 1:17 · World English Bible

Genesis 1:17 in context

  1. 15and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
  2. 16And 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.
  3. 17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
  4. 18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
  5. 19And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.