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Genesis 1:14-19

14And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let there be lightsמְאֹרֹת֙me.'o.RotH3974in the firmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to divideלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117from the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;and let them be for signsלְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.TotH226,and for seasonsוּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםu.le.Mo.'a.DimH4150,and for daysוּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.MimH3117,and yearsוְשָׁנִֽים׃ve.sha.NimH8141:

15And let them be for lightsלִמְאוֹרֹת֙lim.'o.RotH3974in the firmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to give lightלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and it was so.

16And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419lightsהַמְּאֹרֹ֖תha.me.'o.RotH3974;the greaterהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to ruleלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and the lesserהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to ruleלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915: he madethe starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556also.

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430setוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in the firmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to give lightלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

18And to ruleוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.SholH4910over the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and over the nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915,and to divideוּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.DilH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216from the darknessהַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

19And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the fourthרְבִיעִֽי׃ פre.vi.'IH7243dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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