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Genesis 1:6-13

6Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there be anexpanseרָקִ֖יעַra.Ki.a'H7549in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let it separateמַבְדִּ֔ילmav.DilH914the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the watersלָמָֽיִם׃la.Ma.yimH4325.”

7Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theexpanseהָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'H7549,and separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֗לvai.yav.DelH914the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478theexpanseלָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549from the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921theexpanseלָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

8Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theexpanseלָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549“heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.”And there was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a secondשֵׁנִֽי׃ פshe.NiH8145dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

9Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325belowמִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gatheredיִקָּו֨וּyi.ka.VuH6960into oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725, and letthe dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004appearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'EhH7200”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the dryלַיַּבָּשָׁה֙lai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004“earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,” and thegatheringוּלְמִקְוֵ֥הu.le.mik.VehH4723of the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325He calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121“seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220”;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

11Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776sproutתַּֽדְשֵׁ֤אtad.She'H1876vegetationדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,plantsעֵ֚שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֣יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, andfruitפְּרִ֞יpe.RiH6529treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776bearingעֹ֤שֶׂה'O.sehH6213fruitפְּרִי֙pe.RiH6529according totheir kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327with seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233in them”; and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

12The earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776producedוַתּוֹצֵ֨אva.to.Tze'H3318vegetationדֶּ֠שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,plantsעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֤יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233according totheir kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and treesוְעֵ֧ץve.'EtzH6086bearingעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213fruitפְּרִ֛יpe.RiH6529with seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233in them, according totheir kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

13And there was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a thirdשְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ פshe.li.ShiH7992dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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