New Revised Standard Version
God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,

Contemporary English Version
Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth,

New American Bible
God set them in the dome of the sky, to illuminate the earth,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

Genesis 9:13 I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me and between the earth.

Job 38:12 Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?

Psalm 8:1,3 Unto the end, for the presses: a psalm for David. [2] O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens. . . .

Acts 13:47 For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles: that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.