Genesis 1:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:36 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer

and he saidconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

יְהִ֣יyəhiy

let it beverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

א֑וֹרʾwōr

lightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וַֽ/יְהִיwayəhiy

and there wasconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

אֽוֹרʾwōr

lightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Lena HoffmannNote2mo ago

Let there be light

Light before the sun - this always stops me when I read it slowly. God's first creative word brings light into existence on day one, but the sun and moon don't appear until day four. For a long time t...

David MensahNote2mo ago

God speaks

And God said, let there be light - and there was light. God doesn't build or carve or shape or mould. He speaks. And what He speaks comes into existence immediately and completely. The power of God's ...