1{
"verseID": "Genesis.1.1",
"source": "בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "In *bĕrēšît* *bārā* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾēt* the *šāmayim* *wĕ-ʾēt* the *ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*bĕrēšît*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in beginning of",
"*bārā*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - created",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky",
"*wĕ-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*bĕrēšît*": "in the beginning/at first/when beginning",
"*bārā*": "created/formed/shaped",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/visible firmament",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/territory"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Genesis.1.2",
"source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃",
"text": "And the *ʾāreṣ* *hāyĕtāh* *tōhû* *wā-bōhû* and *ḥōšek* upon *pĕnê* *tĕhôm* and *rûaḥ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mĕraḥepet* upon *pĕnê* the *māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyĕtāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became",
"*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos",
"*wā-bōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*pĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of",
"*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of",
"*mĕraḥepet*": "verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters"
},
"variants": {
"*hāyĕtāh*": "was/became/existed",
"*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste",
"*bōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*tĕhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/primordial waters",
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath",
"*mĕraḥepet*": "hovering/moving/fluttering/brooding"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Genesis.1.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yĕhî* *ʾôr* and *wayĕhî* *ʾôr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and said/spoke",
"*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let there be",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light",
"*wayĕhî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and there was"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and said/and spoke/and commanded",
"*yĕhî*": "let there be/may there be",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/illumination"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Genesis.1.4",
"source": "וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyarʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *ʾôr* that *ṭôb* and *wayyabdēl* *ʾĕlōhîm* between the *ʾôr* and between the *ḥōšek*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and saw",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*wayyabdēl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and separated/divided",
"*bên*": "preposition - between"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "and saw/and perceived/and observed",
"*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial/appropriate",
"*wayyabdēl*": "and separated/and divided/and distinguished",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity"
}
}
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"
}
}