Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then God said, “Let there be
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs
International Standard Version
Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years,
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Julia Smith Translation
And God will say there shall be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate between the day and between the night: and they shall be for signs and for set times, and for days and for years.
King James 2000
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God said, "Let there be lights in the vaulted dome of heaven {to separate day from night}, and let them be as signs and for appointed times, and for days and years,
Modern King James verseion
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said God, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day from the night; that they may be unto signs, seasons, days and years.
NET Bible
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,
New Heart English Bible
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
The Emphasized Bible
And God said - Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night, - and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Youngs Literal Translation
And God saith, 'Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to give light, &c
Firmament » The expanse above the earth
Light » Sun, moon, and stars appointed to communicate to the earth
Months » Sun and moon designed to mark out
Moon » appointed » For signs and seasons
Moon » appointed » To divide day from night
Night » The heavenly bodies designed to separate day from
Stars » God » Appointed to give light by night
The sun » God » Appointed to divide seasons, &c
Time » The heavenly bodies, appointed as a means for computing
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
Layil
Mow`ed
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:14
Prayers for Genesis 1:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
13
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 Then God said, “Let there be
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 40:26
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? The being that brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name created all these! Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Jeremiah 10:2
This is what Jehovah says: Do not learn the practices of the nations. Do not be frightened by the signs in the sky because they frighten the nations.
Ezekiel 32:7-8
When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud and the moon will not give its light.
Joel 2:30-31
I will show wonders in the sky and on the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars diminish their shining.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall from heaven. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Genesis 8:22
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, will never cease.
Genesis 9:13
I give you my rainbow in the clouds. It will be the sign of my covenant with the world of mankind.
Deuteronomy 4:19
Do not be tempted to bow down and worship the sun or moon or stars (the host or army of the heavens). Jehovah put them there a heritage for all the people under the heavens.
Job 3:9
Let its morning stars become dark and cause it to wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
Job 25:3
Can his forces be numbered? Upon whom does his light not rise?
Job 25:5
If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
Job 38:12-14
Have you ever commanded the morning, or shown the dawn its place?
Job 38:31-32
Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion?
Psalm 8:3-4
When I look at your heavens, the creation of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have set in place,
Psalm 19:1-6
([Psalm of David]) The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky displays what his hands have made.
Psalm 74:16-17
The day and the night are yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
Psalm 81:3
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, and on our feast day.
Psalm 104:19-20
You made the moon for the seasons. The sun knows the place of its setting.
Psalm 119:91
They stand this day according to your ordinances, for all things are your servants.
Psalm 136:7-9
To him who made the great lights. His loving kindness is everlasting:
Psalm 148:3
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all shining stars.
Psalm 148:6
He set them in their places forever and ever. He made it a law that no one can break.
Jeremiah 31:35
Jehovah provides the sun to be a light during the day. He orders the moon and stars to be lights during the night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. His name is Jehovah of Hosts. This is what Jehovah says:
Jeremiah 33:20
If you break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,
Jeremiah 33:25
Jehovah says: 'If My covenant for day and night do not stand and I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth,
Ezekiel 46:1
This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'The east gate of the inner courtyard must be closed during the six working days, but it must be opened on the weekly day of worship. It must also be opened on the New Moon Festival.
Ezekiel 46:6
On the first day of the month, the burnt offering must be one young bull, six lambs, and one ram-all animals that have no defects.
Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble! The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars cease to shine.
Amos 5:8
seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!
Amos 8:9
It will happen in that day, said the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
Matthew 2:2
They asked: Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and came to offer him praise.
Matthew 16:2-3
He said to them, At nightfall you say the weather will be good, for the sky is red.
Mark 13:24
In those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light.
Luke 21:25-26
There will be signs in sun and moon and stars. The earth will experience distress of nations in disarray for the roaring of the sea and the waves.
Luke 23:45
The sun failed to shine. The veil of the temple was torn in two.
Acts 2:19-20
I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
Revelation 6:12
When he opened the sixth seal I saw a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon became like blood.
Revelation 8:12
The fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon, and a third of the stars were darkened. The illumination of both day and night was cut by one third.
Revelation 9:2
He opened the bottomless pit. Smoke came out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace. The smoke from the pit darkened the sun and the air.