Genesis 1:15

15 And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.

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Genesis 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the
heaven
To continue there as luminous bodies; as enlighteners, as the word signifies, causing light, or as being the instruments of conveying it, particularly to the earth, as follows: to give light upon the earth;
and the inhabitants of it, when formed: and it was so:
these lights were formed and placed in the firmament of the heaven for such uses, and served such purposes as God willed and ordered they should.

Genesis 1:15 In-Context

13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.
15 And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.
17 And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.