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Genesis 1:14

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And the evening and the morning were the third day.	And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:	And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And God^H430 said^H559, Let there be lights^H3974 in the firmament^H7549 of the heaven^H8064 to divide^H914 the day^H3117 from the night^H3915; and let them be for signs^H226, and for seasons^H4150, and for days^H3117, and years^H8141:

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיֹּום וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמֹועֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
אֱלֹהִ֗ים	'E.lo.Him	H430	HNcmpa	God
יְהִ֤י	ye.Hi	H1961	HVqj3ms	let it be
מְאֹרֹת֙	me.'o.Rot	H3974	HNcmpa	luminaries
בִּ/רְקִ֣יעַ	bi/r.Ki.a'	H7549	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) firmament of
הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם	ha./sha.Ma.yim	H8064	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ heavens
לְ/הַבְדִּ֕יל	le./hav.Dil	H914	HR/Vhc	to/ separate
בֵּ֥ין	bein	H996	HR	between
הַ/יּ֖וֹם	hai./Yom	H3117	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ day
וּ/בֵ֣ין	u./Vein	H996	HC/R	and/ between
הַ/לָּ֑יְלָה	ha./La.ye.lah	H3915	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ night
וְ/הָי֤וּ	ve./ha.Yu	H1961	HC/Vqq3cp	and/ they will become
לְ/אֹתֹת֙	le./'o.Tot	H226	HR/Ncbpa	(into)/ signs
וּ/לְ/מ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים	u./le./Mo.'a.Dim	H4150	HC/R/Ncmpa	and/ (into)/ appointed times
וּ/לְ/יָמִ֖ים	u./le./ya.Mim	H3117	HC/R/Ncmpa	and/ (into)/ days
וְ/שָׁנִֽים	ve./sha.Nim	H8141	HC/Ncfpa	and/ years

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H226 — אוֹת (ʼôwth, oth): probably from אוּת (in the sense of appearing); a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.; mark, miracle, (en-) sign, token.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H914 — בָּדַל (bâdal, baw-dal'): a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.); (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly.
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
• H3974 — מָאוֹר (mâʼôwr, maw-ore'): or מָאֹר; also (in plural) feminine מְאוֹרָה; or מְאֹרָה; from אוֹר; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier; bright, light.
• H4150 — מוֹעֵד (môwʻêd, mo-ade'): or מֹעֵד; or (feminine) מוֹעָדָה; (2 Chronicles 8:13), from יָעַד; properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand); appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).
• H7549 — רָקִיעַ (râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah): from רָקַע; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky; firmament.
• H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין; a distinction; but used only as a preposition,; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and let — Genesis 8:22, Genesis 9:13, Job 3:9, Job 38:31-32, Psalms 81:3, Ezekiel 32:7-8, Ezekiel 46:1, Ezekiel 46:6, Joel 2:10, Joel 2:30-31, Joel 3:15, Amos 5:8, Amos 8:9, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 16:2-3, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24, Luke 21:25-26, Luke 23:45, Acts 2:19-20, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:12, Revelation 9:2
• Let there — Deuteronomy 4:19, Job 25:3, Job 25:5, Job 38:12-14, Psalms 8:3-4, Psalms 19:1-6, Psalms 74:16-17, Psalms 104:19-20, Psalms 119:91, Psalms 136:7-9, Psalms 148:3, Psalms 148:6, Isaiah 40:26, Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 33:20, Jeremiah 33:25
• lights — Genesis 1:3

Reciprocal references (11): Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:20, Job 38:19, Psalms 19:4, Psalms 89:37, Jonah 2:10, Matthew 15:2, 1 Corinthians 15:41, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 12:2, James 1:17

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, SEASONS, THE
• Torrey’s: LIGHT, MONTHS, MOON, THE, NIGHT, SUN, THE, TIME, YEARS
• Nave’s: FIRMAMENT, GOD, JESUS, THE CHRIST, SEASONS, SUN, TIME, TOKEN, YEAR

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