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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֤ים\׀'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 1:6, Genesis 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 2

לָאוֹר֙la.'Or<to> the 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 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2, Judges 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 3

י֔וֹםYomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 4

וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhand <to> the 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 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22, Exodus 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 5

קָ֣רָאKa.ra'he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 6

לָ֑יְלָהLai.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 7

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 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 8

עֶ֥רֶב'E.revevening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

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

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 9

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 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 10

בֹ֖קֶרVo.kermorning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

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

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 19:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 11

י֥וֹםYomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 12

אֶחָֽד\׃\ \פ'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 1:5 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and the darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
He called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
And there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
evening	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
and there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
the first	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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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