Genesis 1:4 Go deeper

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֧רְאvai.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 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'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 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 3

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 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

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

כִּי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 5

ט֑וֹבTov[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 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 49:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 6

וַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.Deland he separated

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to separate

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 7

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'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 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 8

בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween

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

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

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 9

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 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 10

וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand between

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

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 11

הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃ha.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 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22, Exodus 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Genesis 1:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
[was] good	→	H2896
and [He]	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
separated	→	בָּדַל H0914 to separate
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
from	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness

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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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