Genesis 1
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Genesis 1:2-4

2וְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the earthH9002H9009H776הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tah<it> wasH1961תֹ֙הוּ֙to.huformlessnessH8414וָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huand emptinessH9002H922וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhand darknessH9002H2822עַל־'al-[was] overH5921פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440תְה֑וֹםte.Hom[the] deepH8415וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] spirit ofH9002H7307אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430מְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fet[was] hoveringH7363עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimthe watersH9009H4325
3וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430יְהִ֣יye.Hilet it beH1961א֑וֹר'orlightH216וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-and there wasH9001H1961אֽוֹר׃'orlightH216
4וַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH9001H7200אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָא֖וֹרha.'Orthe lightH9009H216כִּי־ki-thatH3588ט֑וֹבTov[it was] goodH2895וַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.Deland he separatedH9001H914אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996הָא֖וֹרha.'Orthe lightH9009H216וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH9002H996הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhthe darknessH9009H2822
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