Cross References And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. Genesis 1:15 To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done. Job 38:7 When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody? Psalm 8:3 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded. Psalm 136:8 The sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:9 The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever. Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. to rule. Deuteronomy 4:19 Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven. Joshua 10:12-14 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon. . . . Job 31:26 If I beheld the sun when it shined and the moon going in brightness: Job 38:7 When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody? Psalm 8:3 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded. Psalm 19:6 His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat. Psalm 74:16 Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun. Psalm 136:7,8,9 Who made the great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever. . . . Psalm 148:3,5 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light. . . . Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. Isaiah 24:23 And the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, and shall be glorified in the sight of his ancients. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord that do all these things. Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear. Matthew 24:29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved. Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour. 1 Corinthians 15:41 One is the glory of the sun, another the glory of the moon, and another the glory of the stars. For star differeth from star in glory. Revelation 16:8,9 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun. And it was given unto him to afflict men with heat and fire. . . . Revelation 21:23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. he made the stars also. Context The Fourth Day…15To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done. 16And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.17And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.… Lexicon Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative made וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make two שְׁנֵ֥י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) great הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים (hag·gə·ḏō·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent lights: הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת (ham·mə·’ō·rōṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3974: A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier the greater הַגָּדֹל֙ (hag·gā·ḏōl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent light הַמָּא֤וֹר (ham·mā·’ō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3974: A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier to rule לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת (lə·mem·še·leṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4475: Rule, a realm, a ruler the day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the lesser הַקָּטֹן֙ (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6996: Small, young, unimportant light הַמָּא֤וֹר (ham·mā·’ō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3974: A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier to rule לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת (lə·mem·še·leṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4475: Rule, a realm, a ruler the night. הַלַּ֔יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity And [He made] וְאֵ֖ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the stars {as well}. הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ (hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3556: A star, a prince Additional Translations 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.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. 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. And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also. And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, -- and the stars. 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. 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. 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. 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; Jump to Previous Govern Great Greater Lights Maketh Night Rule Ruler Small Smaller StarsJump to Next Govern Great Greater Lights Maketh Night Rule Ruler Small Smaller StarsExternal Links Genesis 1:16 NIVGenesis 1:16 NLT Genesis 1:16 ESV Genesis 1:16 NASB Genesis 1:16 ASV Genesis 1:16 Bible Apps Genesis 1:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 1:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 1:16 French Bible Genesis 1:16 German Bible Alphabetical: also and day God govern great greater He lesser light lights made night stars the to two OT Law: Genesis 1:16 God made the two great lights: (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |