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Genesis 1:14-18

14And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961lightsמְאֹרֹת֙me.'o.RotH3974in the expanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to distinguishלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117andוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and let them beוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961signs to markלְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.TotH226theseasonsוּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםu.le.Mo.'a.DimH4150and daysוּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.MimH3117and yearsוְשָׁנִֽים׃ve.sha.NimH8141.

15And let them serveוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961as lightsלִמְאוֹרֹת֙lim.'o.RotH3974in the expanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to shineלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”And it wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

16Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419אֶת־'et-H853lightsהַמְּאֹרֹ֖תha.me.'o.RotH3974:the greaterהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to ruleלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the lesserהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to ruleלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.Andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853He madethe stars as wellהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556.

17Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430setוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414these lightsאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853in the expanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to shineלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

18to preside overוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.SholH4910the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and the nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915,and to separateוּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.DilH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromH996the darknessהַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822.And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896.

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