Genesis 1:15

15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.

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Genesis 1:15 in Other Translations

KJV

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

ESV

15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.

NLT

15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.

MSG

15 Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.

CSB

15 They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth." And it was so.

Genesis 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the
heaven
To continue there as luminous bodies; as enlighteners, as the word signifies, causing light, or as being the instruments of conveying it, particularly to the earth, as follows: to give light upon the earth;
and the inhabitants of it, when formed: and it was so:
these lights were formed and placed in the firmament of the heaven for such uses, and served such purposes as God willed and ordered they should.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 1:15 In-Context

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,

15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.

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

17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

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Genesis 1:15 in Other Translations

Genesis 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

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