King James Version
Genesis 1:3 in the King James Version says “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 · KJV
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“Let there be”
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and there was light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“Let there be”
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and there was light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
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