Genesis 1:6
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
way-yō-mer
And saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
430 [e]אֱלֹהִ֔ים
’ĕ-lō-hîm,
GodN-mp
1961 [e]יְהִ֥י
yə-hî
let there beV-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms
7549 [e]רָקִ֖יעַ
rā-qî-a‘
a firmamentN-ms
8432 [e]בְּת֣וֹךְ
bə-ṯō-wḵ
in the midstPrep-b | N-msc
4325 [e]הַמָּ֑יִם
ham-mā-yim;
of the watersArt | N-mp
1961 [e]וִיהִ֣י
wî-hî
and let itConj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms
914 [e]מַבְדִּ֔יל
maḇ-dîl,
divideV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
996 [e]בֵּ֥ין
bên
betweenPrep
4325 [e]מַ֖יִם
ma-yim
the watersN-mp
4325 [e]לָמָֽיִם׃
lā-mā-yim.
[and] the watersPrep-l | N-mp





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 1:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃

בראשית 1:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר אלהים יהי רקיע בתוך המים ויהי מבדיל בין מים למים׃

בראשית 1:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמר אלהים יהי רקיע בתוך המים ויהי מבדיל בין מים למים׃

בראשית 1:6 Hebrew Bible
ויאמר אלהים יהי רקיע בתוך המים ויהי מבדיל בין מים למים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."

King James Bible
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water."
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firmament. Heb. expansion.

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