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Genesis 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.


Genesis 1:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:412 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּ֧רְאwayarəʾ
and he sawconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֱלֹהִ֛יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/א֖וֹרhāʾwōr
the lightparticleH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
כִּיkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
ט֑וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֣לwayabədēl
and he separatedconjH914
put) difference · divide · separate (self · -ation) ···
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
בֵּ֥יןbēyn
betweenpronH996
asunder · at · between · from ···
הָ/א֖וֹרhāʾwōr
the lightparticleH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
וּ/בֵ֥יןwbēyn
and betweenconjH996
asunder · at · between · from ···
הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְhaḥōšekə
the darknessparticleH2822
night · obscurity
Words 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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Priya NairNote2mo ago
Separating light and darkness
God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. He doesn't eliminate the darkness in this verse - He orders it. He creates a boundary between them, names them, gives the...
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