Genesis 1:15
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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 1 > Verse 15
Genesis 1:15
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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And let them be for lightsH3974 in the firmamentH7549 of the heavenH8064 to give lightH215 upon the earthH776: and it was so.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וְהָיוּ לִמְאֹורֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/הָי֤וּ |
ve./ha.Yu | H1961 | HC/Vqq3cp | and/ they will become |
לִ/מְאוֹרֹת֙ |
li/m.'o.Rot | H3974 | HR/Ncmpa | (into)/ luminaries |
בִּ/רְקִ֣יעַ |
bi/r.Ki.a' | H7549 | HR/Ncmsc | in/ (the) firmament of |
הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם |
ha./sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ heavens |
לְ/הָאִ֖יר |
le./ha.'Ir | H215 | HR/Vhc | to/ give light |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ earth |
וַֽ/יְהִי |
va/y.hi- | H1961 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it was |
כֵֽן |
Khen | H3651 | HD | so |
Strong's References
- H215 — אוֹר (ʼôwr, ore): a primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically); [idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H3974 — מָאוֹר (mâʼôwr, maw-ore'): or מָאֹר (mâʼôr); also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה (mᵉʼôwrâh); or מְאֹרָה (mᵉʼôrâh); from אוֹר (ʼôwr) H215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier; bright, light.
- H7549 — רָקִיעַ (râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah): from רָקַע (râqaʻ) H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky; firmament.
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה (shâmeh); from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 1:7, Job 41:32, Psalms 19:1, 2 Corinthians 4:6, James 1:17
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