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Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

KJV

Et posuit eas in firmamento cæli, ut lucerent super terram,

Vulgate

καὶ ἔθετο αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὥστε φαίνειν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

LXX

And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

ASV

וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛/ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּ/רְקִ֣יעַ הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם לְ/הָאִ֖יר עַל הָ/אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הָאִ֣יר
h'yr
verb · 42×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָקִ֔יעַ
rqy'
noun · 17×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 45:7 — I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
  • Ps 8:1 — O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
  • Ps 8:3 — When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 19:2 — Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.