Genesis 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”
Genesis 1:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:810 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayyiqrāʾAnd called
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לָרָקִיעַlārāqîaʿthe firmament
שָׁמָיִםšāmāyimHeaven
וַיְהִיwayhîAnd there was
עֶרֶבʿereḇevening
וַיְהִיwayhîand there was
בֹקֶרḇōqermorning
יוֹםyômday
שֵׁנִיšênîsecond
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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