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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 2

יְהִ֤יye.Hilet it be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 3

מְאֹרֹת֙me.'o.Rotluminaries

Lemma: מָאוֹר (ma.or) · Strong's: H3974

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: light

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:16, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 35:8, Exodus 35:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3974; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 4

בִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'in [the] firmament of

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 5

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 6

לְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.Dilto separate

Lemma: בָּדַל (ba.dal) · Strong's: H0914

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to separate

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 7

בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 8

הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 9

וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 10

הַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahthe night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 11

וְהָי֤וּve.ha.Yuand they will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 12

לְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.Tot<into> signs

Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: sign: indicator

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11, Exodus 12:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 13

וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםu.le.Mo.'a.Dimand <into> appointed times

Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: meeting: time appointed

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:2, Exodus 9:5, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4150G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 14

וּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.Mimand <into> days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 15

וְשָׁנִֽים\׃ve.sha.Nimand years

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 1:14 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let there be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
lights	→	מָאוֹר H3974 light
in the expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
of the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
to distinguish	→	בָּדַל H0914 to separate
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
and let them be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
signs to mark	→	אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator
[the] seasons	→	מוֹעֵד H4150G meeting: time appointed
and days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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