Genesis

Genesis 1:9

⁹And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let the waters	הַמַּ֜יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
under	מִתַּ֤חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
be gathered	יִקָּו֨וּ	yiq·qā·wū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6960 wait for
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
place	מָק֣וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
so that the dry	הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה	hay·yab·bā·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3004 dry land, dry ground
may appear	וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה	wə·ṯê·rā·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
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.