16And 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;


In Context

13 and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day third.

14 And God saith, 'Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,

15 and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.

16 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;

17 and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

18 and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that it is good;

Genesis 1:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16God made two great lights-the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, and the stars.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16God 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And 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.