Genesis
Genesis 1:3–4
3And God said, “Let there be light,”a and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
Footnotes
- a 1:3 Cited in 2 Corinthians 4:6|2CO 4:6
Word by word
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Genesis 1:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let there be | יְהִ֣י | yə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| light | א֑וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| and there was | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| light | אֽוֹר׃ | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
Genesis 1:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And God | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| saw | וַיַּ֧רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the light | הָא֖וֹר | hā·’ō·wr | Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| good | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| separated | וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל | way·yaḇ·dêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| the light | הָא֖וֹר | hā·’ō·wr | Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| from | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the darkness | הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ha·ḥō·šeḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 1:3 2 Corinthians 4:6 · John 1:5 · Isaiah 45:7 · Isaiah 60:19 · 1 John 1:5 · Ephesians 5:8 · Psalm 97:11 · John 3:19 · John 1:9 · Psalm 33:6 · Psalm 148:5 · Psalm 33:9
Genesis 1:4 Ecclesiastes 2:13 · Ecclesiastes 11:7 · Genesis 1:18 · Genesis 1:31 · Genesis 1:12 · Genesis 1:10 · Genesis 1:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.