5 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.5",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *ʾôr* *yôm* and to the *ḥōšek* *qārāʾ* *lāylāh* and *wayĕhî* *ʿereb* and *wayĕhî* *bōqer* *yôm* *ʾeḥād*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and called/named",
"*lā-ʾôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the light",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*wĕ-la-ḥōšek*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun - and to the darkness",
"*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - called/named",
"*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ʿereb*": "noun, masculine singular - evening",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning",
"*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one/first"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "and called/and named/and designated",
"*yôm*": "day/daytime/period of time",
"*qārāʾ*": "called/named/designated",
"*lāylāh*": "night/nighttime",
"*ʿereb*": "evening/sunset/dusk",
"*bōqer*": "morning/sunrise/dawn",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/first/single"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yĕhî* *rāqîaʿ* in *tôk* the *māyim* and *wîhî* *mabdîl* between *mayim* to *māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let there be",
"*rāqîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - firmament/expanse",
"*bĕ-tôk*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in midst of",
"*wîhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - and let it be",
"*mabdîl*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - separating/dividing",
"*lā-māyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to waters"
},
"variants": {
"*rāqîaʿ*": "firmament/expanse/vault/dome",
"*tôk*": "midst/middle/between",
"*mabdîl*": "separating/dividing/distinguishing"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.7",
"source": "וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *rāqîaʿ* and *wayyabdēl* between the *mayim* which *mittaḥat* to the *rāqîaʿ* and between the *mayim* which *mēʿal* to the *rāqîaʿ* and *wayĕhî*-*kēn*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and made",
"*wayyabdēl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and separated",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*mittaḥat*": "preposition + preposition - from under",
"*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the firmament",
"*mēʿal*": "preposition - from above",
"*wayĕhî-kēn*": "verb + adverb - and it was so"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "and made/and created/and fashioned",
"*mittaḥat*": "from under/beneath",
"*mēʿal*": "from above/over",
"*kēn*": "so/thus/accordingly"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.8",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *rāqîaʿ* *šāmāyim* and *wayĕhî*-*ʿereb* and *wayĕhî*-*bōqer* *yôm* *šēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and called",
"*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the firmament",
"*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens",
"*šēnî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular - second"
},
"variants": {
"*šēnî*": "second/another"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.9",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yiqqāwû* the *mayim* *mittaḥat* the *šāmayim* to *māqôm* *ʾeḥād* and *tērāʾeh* the *yabbāšāh* and *wayĕhî*-*kēn*",
"grammar": {
"*yiqqāwû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, jussive - let be gathered",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place",
"*tērāʾeh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, jussive - let appear",
"*yabbāšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - dry land"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqāwû*": "let be gathered/let be collected/let be assembled",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/area",
"*tērāʾeh*": "let appear/let be seen/let become visible",
"*yabbāšāh*": "dry land/dry ground/continent"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Genesis.1.10",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *yabbāšāh* *ʾereṣ* and to *miqwēh* the *mayim* *qārāʾ* *yammîm* and *wayyarʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* that *ṭôb*",
"grammar": {
"*la-yabbāšāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the dry land",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*û-lĕ-miqwēh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and to gathering of",
"*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - called",
"*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas"
},
"variants": {
"*miqwēh*": "gathering/collection/reservoir",
"*yammîm*": "seas/oceans/large bodies of water"
}
}