Genesis 1:14

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

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WEBBE

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

BSB

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

KJV

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:

ASV

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:

BBE

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:

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 יְהִי ye·hi let it be H1961 מְאֹרֹת me·'o·rot luminaries H3974 בִּרְקִיעַ bir·ki·a' in [the] firmament of H7549 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 לְהַבְדִּיל le·hav·dil to separate H914 בֵּין bein between H996 הַיּוֹם hai·yom the day H3117 וּבֵין u·vein and between H996 הַלָּיְלָה ha·la·ye·lah the night H3915 וְהָיוּ ve·ha·yu and they will become H1961 לְאֹתֹת le·'o·tot (into) signs H226 וּלְמוֹעֲדִים u·le·mo·'a·dim and (into) appointed times H4150 וּלְיָמִים u·le·ya·mim and (into) days H3117 וְשָׁנִים ve·sha·nim and years H8141

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–19

In the fourth day's work, the creation of the sun, moon, and stars is accounted for. All these are the works of God. The stars are spoken of as they appear to our eyes, without telling their number, nature, place, size, or motions; for the Scriptures were written, not to gratify curiosity, or make us astronomers, but to lead us to God, and make us saints. The lights of heaven are made to serve him; they do it faithfully, and shine in their season without fail. We are set as lights in this world to serve God; but do we in like manner answer the end of our creation? We do not: our light does not shine before God, as his lights shine before us. We burn our Master's candles, but do not mind our Master's work.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.