Parallel Verses

NET Bible

He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

New American Standard Bible

He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.

King James Version

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

Holman Bible

He made the moon to mark the festivals;
the sun knows when to set.

International Standard Version

He made the moon to mark time; the sun knows its setting time.

A Conservative Version

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.

American Standard Version

He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

Amplified


He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.

Bible in Basic English

He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

Darby Translation

He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.

Julia Smith Translation

He made the moon for the appointments: the sun knew his going down.

King James 2000

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows its going down.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He made [the] moon for appointed times; [the] sun knows its [time for] setting.

Modern King James verseion

He appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knows its going down.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou hast appointed the moon for certain seasons, the sun knoweth his going down.

New Heart English Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

The Emphasized Bible

He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.

Webster

He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

World English Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

Youngs Literal Translation

He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the moon
ירח 
Yareach 
Usage: 26

מועדה מעד מועד 
Mow`ed 
Usage: 223

the sun
שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134

References

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence

18 The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs. 19 He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule. 20 You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

Cross References

Genesis 1:14-18

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- the whole heavenly creation -- you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.

Job 31:26-28

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

Job 38:12

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

Psalm 8:3

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

Psalm 19:6

It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.

Psalm 136:7-9

to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,

Jeremiah 31:35

The Lord has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the Lord who rules over all.

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