New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:16-19

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.

17Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430placedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215lightH215on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

18and togovernוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.SholH4910the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and the nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915,and to separateוּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.DilH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216from the darknessהַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

19There was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a fourthרְבִיעִֽי׃ פre.vi.'IH7243dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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