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Genesis 1:14 Interlinear

said And God Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide and for days from the night and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430And Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3יְהִ֤יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4מְאֹרֹת֙H3974Let there be lightsproperly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e., (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.,cheerfulness; specifically, a chandeli
5בִּרְקִ֣יעַH7549in the firmamentproperly, an expanse, i.e., the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
6הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064of the heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
7לְהַבְדִּ֕ילH914to divideto divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
8בֵּ֥יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
9וּלְיָמִ֖יםH3117and for daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
10וּבֵ֣יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
11הַלָּ֑יְלָהH3915from the nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
12וְהָי֤וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13לְאֹתֹת֙H226and let them be for signsa signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
14וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםH4150and for seasonsproperly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
15וּלְיָמִ֖יםH3117and for daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
16וְשָׁנִֽים׃H8141and yearsa year (as a revolution of time)

Verse Context

Genesis 1:13 And the evening and the morning day were the third...
Genesis 1:14 (current)said And God Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide and for days from the night and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years
Genesis 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light ...

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