Genesis 1
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Genesis 1:16-19

16וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH9001H6213אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147הַמְּאֹרֹ֖תha.me.'o.Rotthe luminariesH9009H3974הַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.Lim<the> greatH9009H1419אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orthe luminaryH9009H3974הַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.Dol<the> greatH9009H1419לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letfor [the] dominion ofH9005H4475הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH9009H3117וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853הַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orthe luminaryH9009H3974הַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.Ton<the> smallH9009H6996לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letfor [the] dominion ofH9005H4475הַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahthe nightH9009H3915וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.Vimthe starsH9009H3556
17וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he setH9001H5414אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853H9038אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430בִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'in [the] firmament ofH9003H7549הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH9009H8064לְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'Irto give lightH9005H215עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH9009H776
18וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.Sholand to ruleH9002H9005H4910בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomover the dayH9003H3117וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahand over the nightH9002H9003H3915וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.Diland to separateH9002H9005H914בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996הָא֖וֹרha.'Orthe lightH9009H216וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH9002H996הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhthe darknessH9009H2822וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH9001H7200אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430כִּי־ki-thatH3588טֽוֹב׃Tov[it was] goodH2895
19וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-and there wasH9001H1961עֶ֥רֶב'E.reveveningH6153וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-and there wasH9001H1961בֹ֖קֶרVo.kermorningH1242י֥וֹםYoma dayH3117רְבִיעִֽי׃ פre.vi.'IfourthH7243
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