Genesis

Genesis 1:7

⁷So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So God	אֱלֹהִים֮	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
made	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the expanse	הָרָקִיעַ֒	hā·rā·qî·a‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7549 extended surface
and separated	וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל	way·yaḇ·dêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
the waters	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
beneath	מִתַּ֣חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
from	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
above	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
And it was	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
so	כֵֽן׃	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.