Genesis 1:14
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
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ASV
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
KJV
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| יְהִ֤י | ye.Hi | let it be | H1961 → |
| מְאֹרֹת֙ | me.'o.Rot | luminaries | H3974 → |
| בִּרְקִ֣יעַ | bir.Ki.a' | in [the] firmament of | H7549 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| לְהַבְדִּ֕יל | le.hav.Dil | to separate | H914 → |
| בֵּ֥ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| הַיּ֖וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| וּבֵ֣ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הַלָּ֑יְלָה | ha.La.ye.lah | the night | H3915 → |
| וְהָי֤וּ | ve.ha.Yu | and they will become | H1961 → |
| לְאֹתֹת֙ | le.'o.Tot | <into> signs | H226 → |
| וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים | u.le.Mo.'a.Dim | and <into> appointed times | H4150 → |
| וּלְיָמִ֖ים | u.le.ya.Mim | and <into> days | H3117 → |
| וְשָׁנִֽים׃ | ve.sha.Nim | and years | H8141 → |
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