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Genesis 1:2-6

2And the earthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961without formתֹ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414,and voidוָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huH922;and darknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822wasupon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415.And the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430movedמְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fetH7363uponH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let there beH1961lightא֑וֹר'orH216:and there was lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֧רְא אֶת־vai.Yar' 'et-H853 H7200the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216,thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896:and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dividedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל בֵּ֥יןvai.yav.Del beinH996 H914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

5And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216Dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,and the darknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhH2822he calledקָ֣רָאKa.ra'H7121Nightלָ֑יְלָהLai.lahH3915.And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the firstאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

6And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let there be a firmamentרָקִ֖יעַra.Ki.a'H7549in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let it divideמַבְדִּ֔ילmav.DilH914the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the watersלָמָֽיִם׃la.Ma.yimH4325.

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