Genesis 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
Genesis 1:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:513 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayyiqrāʾAnd called
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לָאוֹרlāʾôrthe light
יוֹםyômDay
וְלַחֹשֶׁךְwəlaḥōšeḵand the darkness
קָרָאqārāʾhe called
לָיְלָהlāyəlāhNight
וַיְהִיwayhîAnd there was
עֶרֶבʿereḇevening
וַיְהִיwayhîand there was
בֹקֶרḇōqermorning
יוֹםyômday
אֶחָדʾeḥāḏfirst
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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