Genesis 1:17–18
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth:
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
And to *rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIer. 31.35
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From verse 17
- Psalms 8:3Rank 1 from verse 17
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- Acts 13:47Rank 4 from verse 17
47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
47For so hath the Lord cōmanded vs, saying, *I haue set thee to bee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for saluation vnto the ends of the earth.
- Genesis 9:13Rank 5 from verse 17
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- Jeremiah 31:35Rank 1 from verse 18
35¶ Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
35¶ **Thus saith the LORD which giueth the Sunne for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moone and of the starres for a light by night, which diuideth the sea when the waues thereof roare, the LORD of hosts is his name.
- Psalms 19:6Rank 2 from verse 18
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Genesis 1:17
The one true God.
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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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An expanse spread out above.
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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Genesis 1:18
Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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1. To apportion, distribute, share, or allot. 2. To separate or distinguish into parts, sides, groups, or portions.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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16And 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.
16And God made two great lights: the greater light †to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.
17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
17And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth:
Selected passage18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
18And to *rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
Selected passage19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
19And the euening and the morning were the fourth day.