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Genesis 1:16[edit | edit source]


Genesis 1:15 Genesis 1:16 (KJV) Genesis 1:17
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,


Verse Text[edit | edit source]

KJV with Strong's Numbers[edit | edit source]

And GodH430 madeH6213 twoH8147 greatH1419 lightsH3974; the greaterH1419 lightH3974 to ruleH4475 the dayH3117, and the lesserH6996 lightH3974 to ruleH4475 the nightH3915: he made the starsH3556 also.


Original Hebrew[edit | edit source]

וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאֹור הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיֹּום וְאֶת־הַמָּאֹור הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכֹּוכָבִים׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ
va/i.Ya.'as H6213 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he made
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa God
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
שְׁנֵ֥י
she.Nei H8147 HAcmdc (the) two
הַ/מְּאֹרֹ֖ת
ha./me.'o.Rot H3974 HTd/Ncmpa the/ luminaries
הַ/גְּדֹלִ֑ים
ha./ge.do.Lim H1419 HTd/Aampa (the)/ great
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
הַ/מָּא֤וֹר
ha./ma.'or H3974 HTd/Ncmsa the/ luminary
הַ/גָּדֹל֙
ha./ga.Dol H1419 HTd/Aamsa (the)/ great
לְ/מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
le./mem.She.let H4475 HR/Ncbsc for/ (the) dominion of
הַ/יּ֔וֹם
hai./Yom H3117 HTd/Ncmsa the/ day
וְ/אֶת
ve./'Et H853 HC/To and/ (obj.)
הַ/מָּא֤וֹר
ha./ma.'or H3974 HTd/Ncmsa the/ luminary
הַ/קָּטֹן֙
ha./ka.Ton H6996 HTd/Aamsa (the)/ small
לְ/מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
le./mem.She.let H4475 HR/Ncbsc for/ (the) dominion of
הַ/לַּ֔יְלָה
ha./Lay.lah H3915 HTd/Ncmsa the/ night
וְ/אֵ֖ת
ve./'Et H853 HC/To and/ (obj.)
הַ/כּוֹכָבִֽים
ha./ko.kha.Vim H3556 HTd/Ncmpa the/ stars
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References[edit | edit source]

  • 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.
  • H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  • 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.
  • H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb, ko-kawb'): probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
  • 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.
  • H4475 — מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshâlâh, mem-shaw-law'): feminine of מִמְשָׁל; rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler; dominion, government, power, to rule.
  • H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  • H6996 — קָטָן (qâṭân, kaw-tawn'): or קָטֹן; from קוּט; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance); least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).
  • H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

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

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

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