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Genesis 1:2-4

2And the earthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961without formתֹ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and voidוָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huH922;and darknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822wasupon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415.And the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430movedמְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fetH7363uponH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let there beH1961lightא֑וֹר'orH216:and there was lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֧רְא אֶת־vai.Yar' 'et-H853 H7200the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216,thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896:and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dividedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל בֵּ֥יןvai.yav.Del beinH996 H914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

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