Genesis 1:15 Go deeper

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. (KJV)

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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 1:15 word 1

לִמְאוֹרֹת֙lim.'o.Rot<into> luminaries

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

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

Meaning: light

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

Source: TBESH H3974; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 2

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 1:14, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 3

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 1:14, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 4

לְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'Irto give light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0215

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

Meaning: to light

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 44:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 14:20, Exodus 25:37, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0215; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 6

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 7

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it was

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

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

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 1:15 word 8

כֵֽן\׃Khenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 1:15 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

And let them serve	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
as lights	→	מָאוֹר H3974 light
in the expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
of the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
to shine	→	אוֹר H0215 to light
upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
And it was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so

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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