Genesis

Genesis 1:3–5

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. 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.”

And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.b

Footnotes

  • a 1:3 Cited in 2 Corinthians 4:6|2CO 4:6
  • b 1:5 Literally day one

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Genesis 1:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Let there beיְהִ֣יyə·hîVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
lightא֑וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light
and there wasוַֽיְהִי־way·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
lightאֽוֹר׃’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light

Genesis 1:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
sawוַיַּ֧רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the lightהָא֖וֹרhā·’ō·wrArticle; Noun - common singularH216 light
goodט֑וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
andאֱלֹהִ֔ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣לway·yaḇ·dêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH914 be divided, separate
the lightהָא֖וֹרhā·’ō·wrArticle; Noun - common singularH216 light
fromוּבֵ֥יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha·ḥō·šeḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity

Genesis 1:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
the lightלָאוֹר֙lā·’ō·wrPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH216 light
dayי֔וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
and the darknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְwə·la·ḥō·šeḵConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
He calledקָ֣רָאqā·rāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
nightלָ֑יְלָהlā·yə·lāhNoun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
And there wasוַֽיְהִי־way·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eveningעֶ֥רֶב‘e·reḇNoun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
and there wasוַֽיְהִי־way·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
morningבֹ֖קֶרḇō·qerNoun - masculine singularH1242 morning
the firstאֶחָֽד׃פ’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day

Cross-references

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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

Genesis 1:5 Psalm 74:16 · Isaiah 45:7 · Psalm 104:20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:5 · Genesis 8:22 · Jeremiah 33:20 · Psalm 19:2 · Genesis 1:8 · Ephesians 5:13 · 1 Corinthians 3:13 · Genesis 1:31 · Genesis 1:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.