Genesis 1:3 Go deeper

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.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 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 1:3 word 1

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 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:3 word 2

יְהִ֣יye.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 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9 · All occurrences →

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

א֑וֹר'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Genesis 1:3 word 4

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and there 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 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:3 word 5

אֽוֹר\׃'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Genesis 1:3 word 6

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
light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
and there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
light	→	אוֹר H0216 light

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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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