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Selected Verse: Genesis 1:17 - New American Standard Bible©
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 1:17 |
New American Standard Bible© |
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, |
| |
King James |
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
heaven
That is, the "heaven" of the stars; for example (Gen 15:5); (Luk 23:43). |
43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
5 And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."