Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 1:18 Interlinear
“And to rule over the day and over the night and to divide the light from the darkness saw and God that it was good”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ | H4910 | And to rule | to rule |
| 2 | בַּיּ֣וֹם | H3117 | over the day | a 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 |
| 3 | וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה | H3915 | and over the night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 4 | וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל | H914 | and to divide | to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.) |
| 5 | בֵּ֥ין | H996 | between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | |
| 6 | הָא֖וֹר | H216 | the light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 7 | וּבֵ֣ין | H996 | between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | |
| 8 | הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ | H2822 | from the darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
| 9 | וַיַּ֥רְא | H7200 | saw | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 10 | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | and God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 11 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 12 | טֽוֹב׃ | H2896 | that it was good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
Verse Context
Genesis 1:17set And God them in the firmament of the heaven to give light...
Genesis 1:18 (current)And to rule over the day and over the night and to divide the light from the darkness saw and God that it was good
Genesis 1:19 And the evening and the morning day were the fourth...