New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:2-5

2The earthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasformlessתֹ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and voidוָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huH922, anddarknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822was overעַל־'al-H5921thesurfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415, andthe Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wasmovingמְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fetH7363overעַל־'al-H5921thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there be lightא֑וֹר'orH216”;and there was lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216wasgoodH2896;and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.DelH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216from the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

5Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,and the darknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhH2822He calledקָ֣רָאKa.ra'H7121nightלָ֑יְלָהLai.lahH3915. Andthere was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,oneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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