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 1:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:412 words
וַיַּרְאwayyarʾAnd saw
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶתʾeṯ—
הָאוֹרhāʾôrthe light
כִּיkîthat
טוֹבṭôḇgood
וַיַּבְדֵּלwayyaḇdēland divided
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
בֵּיןbênbetween
הָאוֹרhāʾôrthe light
וּבֵיןûḇênand between
הַחֹשֶׁךְhaḥōšeḵthe darkness
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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