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Genesis 1:6-13

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.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325under the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gathered togetherיִקָּו֨וּyi.ka.VuH6960untoאֶל־'El-H413oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725,and let the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landappearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'EhH7200: and it was so.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the dryלַיַּבָּשָׁה֙lai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landEarthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;and the gathering togetherוּלְמִקְוֵ֥הu.le.mik.VehH4723of the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121he Seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776bring forthתַּֽדְשֵׁ֤אtad.She'H1876grassדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,the herbעֵ֚שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֣יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, andthe fruitפְּרִ֞יpe.RiH6529treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086yieldingעֹ֤שֶׂה'O.sehH6213fruitפְּרִי֙pe.RiH6529after his kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233isin itself, upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and it was so.

12And the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776brought forthוַתּוֹצֵ֨אva.to.Tze'H3318grassדֶּ֠שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, andherbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֤יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the treeוְעֵ֧ץve.'EtzH6086yieldingעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213fruitפְּרִ֛יpe.RiH6529,whose seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233wasin itself, after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

13And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the thirdשְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ פshe.li.ShiH7992dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

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