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Genesis 1:17
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Genesis 1:17
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:
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Genesis 1:17
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To place, fix, appoint, establish, or prescribe; also fixed or determined.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The expanse of heaven or sky described in Scripture.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Skeat 1893
The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 17
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Open the full verse study3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
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Open the full verse study1O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
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Open the full verse study12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
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Open the full verse study47For 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.
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Open the full verse study13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
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