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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויתן אתם אלהים ברקיע השמים להאיר על הארץ
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vytn Atm Alhym brqy` hSHmym lhAyr `l hArTS

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et posuit eas in firmamento caeli ut lucerent super terram

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light on the earth,
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Authorized (King James) Version   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
New King James Version   
God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,
21st Century King James Version   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
Darby Bible Translation   
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
God's Word   
God put them in the sky to give light to the earth,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,
International Standard Version   
God placed them in space to shine on the earth,
NET Bible   
God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
New American Standard Bible   
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
New International Version   
God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
New Living Translation   
God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
Webster's Bible Translation   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth.
The World English Bible   
God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,
EasyEnglish Bible   
God put all these lights in the sky to shine their light on the earth.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
New Life Version   
God put them in the open space of the heavens to give light on the earth,
The Voice Bible   
God set them in heavens’ sky to cast warm light on the earth,
Living Bible   
And God set them in the sky to light the earth,
New Catholic Bible   
God placed them in the firmament of the heavens to light the earth
Legacy Standard Bible   
And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth
Christian Standard Bible   
God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
New Century Version   
God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth,
The Message   
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
God set these lights in place in the expanse of the sky to provide light for the earth,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,
Good News Translation®   
He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth,
Wycliffe Bible   
and setted them in the firmament of (the) heaven(s), (so) that they should shine on [the] earth,
Contemporary English Version   
Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,
Common English Bible © 2011   
God put them in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth,
Amplified Bible © 2015   
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
God set them in the dome of the sky, to illuminate the earth,
New American Standard Bible   
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
The Expanded Bible   
God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth,
Tree of Life Version   
God set them in the expanse of the sky to shine on the land
Revised Standard Version   
And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
New International Reader's Version   
God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.
BRG Bible   
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Complete Jewish Bible   
God put them in the dome of the sky to give light to the earth,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Elohim set them in the raki’a of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Names of God Bible   
Elohim put them in the sky to give light to the earth,
Modern English Version   
Then God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
Easy-to-Read Version   
God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth.
International Children’s Bible   
God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth.
Lexham English Bible   
And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth
New International Version - UK   
God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,