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Genesis 1:17

← Verse 16 Verse 18 →
1:17 and he gave them God in the expanse of the heavens to light upon the earth

Interlinear Text

וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa בִּ/רְקִ֣יעַ 𐤁/𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤏 bireqia in the expanse HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa לְ/הָאִ֖יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤓 lehair to light HR/Vhc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa

Grammar & Analysis

# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן vayiten and he gave HC/Vqw3ms H5414
2 אֹתָ֛/ם otam them HTo/Sp3mp H853
3 אֱלֹהִ֖ים elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa H430
4 בִּ/רְקִ֣יעַ bireqia in the expanse HR/Ncmsc H7549
5 הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa H8064
6 לְ/הָאִ֖יר lehair to light HR/Vhc H215
7 עַל al upon HR H5921
8 הָ/אָֽרֶץ haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa H776
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בְּנֵי Bene (sons of) Bene Bemba (sons of)
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