Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, New Living Translation God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, English Standard Version And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, Berean Standard Bible God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, King James Bible And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, New King James Version God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, New American Standard Bible God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, NASB 1995 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, NASB 1977 And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, Legacy Standard Bible And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, Amplified Bible God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth, Christian Standard Bible God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, Holman Christian Standard Bible God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, American Standard Version And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And God gave them in the firmament of Heaven to give light on the Earth, Brenton Septuagint Translation And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, Contemporary English Version Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, Douay-Rheims Bible And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth. English Revised Version And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, GOD'S WORD® Translation God put them in the sky to give light to the earth, Good News Translation He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, International Standard Version God placed them in space to shine on the earth, JPS Tanakh 1917 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Literal Standard Version and God gives them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, Majority Standard Bible God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, New American Bible God set them in the dome of the sky, to illuminate the earth, NET Bible God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, New Revised Standard Version God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, New Heart English Bible And God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, Webster's Bible Translation And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth. World English Bible God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth, Young's Literal Translation and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fourth Day…16God 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. 17God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, 18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.… Cross References Jeremiah 33:20 "This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, Jeremiah 33:25 This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, Treasury of Scripture And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light on the earth, Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Job 38:12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; Psalm 8:1,3 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens… Jump to Previous Arch Earth Expanse Firmament Heaven Heavens Light Placed SkyJump to Next Arch Earth Expanse Firmament Heaven Heavens Light Placed SkyGenesis 1 1. God creates heaven and earth;3. the light; 6. the firmament; 9. separates the dry land; 14. forms the sun, moon, and stars; 20. fishes and fowls; 24. cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things; 26. creates man in his own image, blesses him; 29. grants the fruits of the earth for food. Verses 17, 18. - And God set (literally, gave) them (i.e. sun, moon, and stars) in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and ever the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. An intimation that on this day the astronomical arrangements for the illumination of the globe and the measurement of time were permanently settled. And God saw that it was good. Laplace was inclined to question the Divine verdict with regard at least to the moon, which he thought might have been so placed as to be always full, whereas, at its present distance from the earth, we are sometimes deprived of both its light and the sun's together. But not to dwell upon the fact that to remove the moon four times its present distance from the earth, which it would require to be in order to be always full, would necessitate important changes in the other members of the solar system which might not be for the earth's advantage, the immediate effect of such a disposition of the lunar orb would be to give us a moon of only one sixteenth the size of that which now dispenses its silver beams upon our darkened globe (Job 11:12). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative set וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set [these lights] אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in the expanse בִּרְקִ֣יעַ (bir·qî·a‘) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7549: An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky of the sky הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky to shine לְהָאִ֖יר (lə·hā·’îr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 215: To be or become light upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth, הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 1:17 NIVGenesis 1:17 NLT Genesis 1:17 ESV Genesis 1:17 NASB Genesis 1:17 KJV Genesis 1:17 BibleApps.com Genesis 1:17 Biblia Paralela Genesis 1:17 Chinese Bible Genesis 1:17 French Bible Genesis 1:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 1:17 God set them in the expanse (Gen. 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