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Selected Verse: Genesis 1:17 - Basic English
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 1:17 |
Basic English |
And God put them in the arch of heaven, 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 will be with me in Paradise.
5 And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.