Genesis 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:36 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayyōʾmerAnd said
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
יְהִיyəhîLet there be
אוֹרʾôrlight
וַיְהִיwayhîand there was
אוֹרʾôrlight
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