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Genesis 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.


Genesis 1:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:36 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayyōʾmerAnd said
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
יְהִיyəhîLet there be
אוֹרʾôrlight
וַיְהִיwayhîand there was
אוֹרʾôrlight
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayyōʾmerAnd said
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
יְהִיyəhîLet there be
אוֹרʾôrlight
וַיְהִיwayhîand there was
אוֹרʾôrlight

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