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


In Context

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;

19 and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day fourth.

Genesis 1:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:17God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light on the earth,