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Genesis 1:3-8

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.

7And Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the firmamentהָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'H7549,and dividedוַיַּבְדֵּ֗לvai.yav.DelH914the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834wereunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the firmamentלָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549from the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereaboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the firmamentלָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549:and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

8And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the firmamentלָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549Heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the secondשֵׁנִֽי׃ פshe.NiH8145dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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