Strong's Lexicon and let them serve as וְהָי֤וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone lights לִמְאוֹרֹת֙ (lim·’ō·w·rōṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3974: 1) light, luminary in the expanse בִּרְקִ֣יעַ (bir·qî·a‘) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7549: 1) extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament 1a) expanse (flat as base, support) 1b) firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above) 1b1) considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above of the sky הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) to shine לְהָאִ֖יר (lə·hā·’îr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 215: 1) to be or become light, shine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become light (day) 1a2) to shine (of the sun) 1a3) to become bright 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be illuminated 1b2) to become lighted up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give light, shine (of sun, moon, and stars) 1c2) to illumine, light up, cause to shine, shine 1c3) to kindle, light (candle, wood) 1c4) lighten (of the eyes, his law, etc) 1c5) to make shine (of the face) upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although the earth.” הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan And it was וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone so. כֵֽן׃ (ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. Young's Literal Translation and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:’ and it is so. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.” And it was so. New American Standard Bible and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. King James Bible And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Parallel Verses New International Version and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. New Living Translation Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. English Standard Version and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. New American Standard Bible and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. King James Bible And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth." And it was so. International Standard Version to serve as lights in the sky, and to shine on the earth!" And that is what happened: NET Bible and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." It was so. American Standard Version and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. English Revised Version and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Young's Literal Translation and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so. Cross References Genesis 1:14 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: Genesis 1:16 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. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Genesis 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. Jump to Previous Arch Earth Expanse Firmament Heaven Heavens Lights SkyJump to Next Arch Earth Expanse Firmament Heaven Heavens Lights SkyLinks Genesis 1:15 NIVGenesis 1:15 NLT Genesis 1:15 ESV Genesis 1:15 NASB Genesis 1:15 KJV Genesis 1:15 Bible Apps Genesis 1:15 Parallel Genesis 1:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 1:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 1:15 French Bible Genesis 1:15 German Bible Genesis 1:15 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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