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And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 1

אֱלֹהִים֮'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 1:7 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 1:4, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 3

הָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'the firmament

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

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

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 4

וַיַּבְדֵּ֗לvai.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 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 5

בֵּ֤יןbeinbetween

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 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 6

הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 7

אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 8

מִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chat[were] from under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 9

לָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'to the firmament

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

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

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 10

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 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 11

הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 12

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 13

מֵעַ֣לme.'Al[were] from <above>

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 14

לָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'<to> the firmament

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

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

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 15

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

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 16

כֵֽן\׃Khenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 1:7 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

So God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
the expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
and separated	→	בָּדַל H0914 to separate
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
beneath	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
[it]	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
from	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
above	→	עַל H5921A upon
And it was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so

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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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