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Genesis 1:2-5

2Now the earthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961formlessתֹ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and voidוָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huH922,and darknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822was overעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415.And the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was hoveringמְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fetH7363overעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961lightא֑וֹר'orH216,”and there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216wasgoodH2896,andאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430Heseparatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.DelH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromH996the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

5Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216“dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,”and the darknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhH2822He calledקָ֣רָאKa.ra'H7121“nightלָ֑יְלָהLai.lahH3915.”And there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153,and there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242—the firstאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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