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Genesis 1:3 Interlinear

“said And God Let there be and there was light Let there be and there was light”

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Genesis 1 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	H559	said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	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
3	וַֽיְהִי	H1961	Let there be	to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4	אֽוֹר׃	H216	and there was light	illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
5	וַֽיְהִי	H1961	Let there be	to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	אֽוֹר׃	H216	and there was light	illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

Genesis 1:3 (current)said And God Let there be and there was light Let there be and there was light