Genesis 1:4
And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
KJV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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Commentary
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֧רְא | vai.Yar' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֛ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָא֖וֹר | ha.'Or | the light | H216 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| ט֑וֹב | Tov | [it was] good | H2895 → |
| וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל | vai.yav.Del | and he separated | H914 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| בֵּ֥ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| הָא֖וֹר | ha.'Or | the light | H216 → |
| וּבֵ֥ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ha.Cho.shekh | the darkness | H2822 → |
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