God & Savior

Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:3
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. יְהִ֣יye.Hi“let it be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. א֑וֹר'or“light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  5. וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and there was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. אֽוֹר׃'or“light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)