Genesis 1 – Line 00003

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 1:3

• וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

• vayomer Elohim yehi or vayhi-or

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיֹּאמֶר

Transliteration: vayomer

Lexical Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

• to say
• to speak
• to declare

WORD 2

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural form, used with singular verbs

Lexical Range

• God
• gods
• divine beings

Notable Observations

• Plural in form but takes singular verb here, consistent with monotheistic usage

WORD 3

Original: יְהִי

Transliteration: yehi

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, jussive, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range

• let there be
• may it come to be
• let it exist

WORD 4

Original: אוֹר

Transliteration: or

Lexical Root: אוֹר (or)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

• light
• illumination
• brightness

WORD 5

Original: וַיְהִי־אוֹר

Transliteration: vayhi-or

Lexical Root: היה (hayah) + אוֹר (or)

Part of Speech: Verb + Noun

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular (verb) + noun

Lexical Range

• and there was light
• and light came to be

Notable Observations

• Repeats root from earlier “yehi” to show fulfillment

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

> The verse features a direct divine speech pattern, with two clauses

• (1) a jussive command — "let there be light"
• (2) an immediate fulfillment — "and there was light"
• The structure mirrors a declarative speech-act pattern common in Genesis 1.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

• No known major manuscript variations in this line.
• LXX (Septuagint) parallels the structure closely: καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· γενηθήτω φῶς· καὶ ἐγένετο φῶς

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

• This is the first of several “And God said…” structures — recurring throughout Genesis 1 (see vv.6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26).
• Echoed in 2 Corinthians 4:6: "God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness…'"
• Resonates with the theme of divine creative will manifesting immediately into form.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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No conclusions, smoothing, or interpretive decisions have been made.

This file serves only to display the original structure and lexical range as transparently as possible.