Genesis 1:15
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
KJV
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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Commentary
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָי֤וּ | ve.ha.Yu | and they will become | H1961 → |
| לִמְאוֹרֹת֙ | lim.'o.Rot | <into> luminaries | H3974 → |
| בִּרְקִ֣יעַ | bir.Ki.a' | in [the] firmament of | H7549 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| לְהָאִ֖יר | le.ha.'Ir | to give light | H215 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and it was | H1961 → |
| כֵֽן׃ | Khen | so | H3651 → |
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