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Genesis 1:15-16

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.

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