Genesis 1:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
Genesis 1:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:1618 words
וַיַּעַשׂwayyaʿaśAnd made
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶתʾeṯ—
שְׁנֵיšənêtwo
הַמְּאֹרֹתhamməʾōrōṯlights
הַגְּדֹלִיםhaggəḏōlîmgreat
אֶתʾeṯ—
הַמָּאוֹרhammāʾôrthe light
הַגָּדֹלhaggāḏōlgreater
לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶתləmemšeleṯto rule
הַיּוֹםhayyômthe day
וְאֶתwəʾeṯand
הַמָּאוֹרhammāʾôrthe light
הַקָּטֹןhaqqāṭōnlesser
לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶתləmemšeleṯto rule
הַלַּיְלָהhallaylāhthe night
וְאֵתwəʾēṯand
הַכּוֹכָבִיםhakkôḵāḇîmthe stars
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