Berean Standard Bible
“And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.”
On the fourth day God fills the sky, matching the light created on the first day. Ancient neighbors of Israel worshiped the sun, moon and stars as gods, and this chapter quietly denies that claim.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
World English Bible (WEB)
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
King James Version (KJV)
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y dijo Dios: Sean lumbreras en la expansión de los cielos para apartar el día y la noche: y sean por señales, y para las estaciones, y para días y años;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Después Dios dijo: «Que haya luces en el cielo, para que alumbren la tierra y separen el día de la noche, y para que marquen también las estaciones, los días y los años». Y así ocurrió.
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