Genesis 1:17 Go deeper

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, (KJV)

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וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he set

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

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

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 1

אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'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 1:17 word 3

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 1:15, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 4

הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.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 1:15, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 5

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 1:15, Genesis 44:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 14:20, Exodus 25:37, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0215; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 6

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 1:15, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 7

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'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 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
set	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
[these lights]	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
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

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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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