New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:14-16

14Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there belightsמְאֹרֹת֙me.'o.RotH3974in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to separateלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117from the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, and let them be forsignsלְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.TotH226and forseasonsוּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםu.le.Mo.'a.DimH4150and for daysוּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.MimH3117and yearsוְשָׁנִֽים׃ve.sha.NimH8141;

15and let them be forlightsלִמְאוֹרֹת֙lim.'o.RotH3974in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215lightH215on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

16Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419lightsהַמְּאֹרֹ֖תha.me.'o.RotH3974, thegreaterהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to governלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and the lesserהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to governלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915; He madethe starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556also.

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