Genesis 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 1:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:214 words
וְהָאָרֶץwəhāʾāreṣAnd the earth
הָיְתָהhāyəṯāhwas
תֹהוּṯōhûwithout form
וָבֹהוּwāḇōhûand void
וְחֹשֶׁךְwəḥōšeḵand darkness
עַלʿalupon
פְּנֵיpənêthe face of
תְהוֹםṯəhômthe deep
וְרוּחַwərûaḥand the Spirit
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmof God
מְרַחֶפֶתməraḥepeṯmoved
עַלʿalupon
פְּנֵיpənêthe face of
הַמָּיִםhammāyimthe waters
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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