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And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. (KJV)

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וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.Sholand to rule

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 1

בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomover the 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 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 2

וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahand over the 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 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 3

וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.Diland to 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 1:14, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 4

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 1:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 5

הָא֖וֹרha.'Orthe light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 6

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 1:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 7

הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhthe darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22, Exodus 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 8

וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 9

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 1:18 word 10

כִּי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 11

טֽוֹב\׃Tov[it was] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: be pleasing

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 49:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT Genesis 1:18 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

to preside over	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
and to separate	→	בָּדַל H0914 to separate
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
from	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
[it was] good	→	H2896

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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