Berean Standard Bible
“God 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.”
This verse belongs to the fourth day of creation in the opening chapter of Genesis, a carefully ordered account of God shaping a world and filling it. Ancient neighbors of Israel often worshiped the sun, moon and stars as gods.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
God 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
God 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.
King James Version (KJV)
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
E hizo Dios las dos grandes lumbreras; la lumbrera mayor para que señorease en el día, y la lumbrera menor para que señorease en la noche: hizo también las estrellas.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces Dios hizo dos grandes luces: la más grande para que alumbre durante el día, y la más pequeña, para que brille en la noche. También Dios hizo las estrellas.
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