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God made the two great lights

"In this way God made the two great lights." This sentence explains what God did when he spoke.

the two great lights

"the two large lights" or "the two bright lights." The two great lights are the sun and the moon.

to rule the day

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/jit/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

day

This refers only to the daylight hours.

the lesser light

"the smaller light" or "the dimmer light"