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# God made the two great lights
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"In this way God made the two great lights." This sentence explains what God did when he spoke.
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# the two great lights
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"the two large lights" or "the two bright lights." The two great lights are the sun and the moon.
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# to rule the day
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The lights that controlled the day are spoken of as if they were a human ruler that controlled what people do. Alternate translation: "to direct the daytime as a ruler directs a group of people" or "to mark the times of the day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# day
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This refers only to the daylight hours.
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# the lesser light
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"the smaller light" or "the dimmer light"
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