Genesis 1:14
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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:And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
In other translations
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:And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430יְהִיyehilet it beH1961מְאֹרֹתme'orotluminariesH3974בִּרְקִיעַbirkia'in [the] firmament ofH7549הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064לְהַבְדִּילlehavdilto separateH914בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996הַלָּיְלָהhalayelahthe nightH3915וְהָיוּvehayuand they will becomeH1961לְאֹתֹתle'otot<into> signsH226וּלְמוֹעֲדִיםulemo'adimand <into> appointed timesH4150וּלְיָמִיםuleyamimand <into> daysH3117וְשָׁנִים׃veshanimand yearsH8141
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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