Genesis 1 – Line 00014

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 1:14

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלַּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayomer Elohim yehi me’orot birqia ha-shamayim le-havdil bein ha-yom uvein ha-laylah vehayu le-otot u-le-mo‘adim u-le-yamim u-le-shanim

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיֹּאמֶר

Transliteration: vayomer

Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammar: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

to say

to speak

to command

to declare

WORD 2

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Root: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Plural in form, used with singular verbs

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers, judges

Notable Observations: Consistent Genesis usage: plural form with singular grammar.

WORD 3

Original: יְהִי

Transliteration: yehi

Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammar: Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular

Lexical Range:

let it be

let it exist

let it happen

WORD 4

Original: מְאֹרֹת

Transliteration: me’orot

Root: מָאוֹר (ma’or)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine plural

Lexical Range:

luminaries

lights, sources of light

shining bodies

WORD 5

Original: בִּרְקִיעַ

Transliteration: birqia

Root: רקע (raqia)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular with prefixed בְּ (“in”)

Lexical Range:

expanse

firmament

extended surface

sky dome

WORD 6

Original: הַשָּׁמַיִם

Transliteration: ha-shamayim

Root: שָׁמַיִם (shamayim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Plural with definite article

Lexical Range:

heavens

skies

celestial realm

WORD 7

Original: לְהַבְדִּיל

Transliteration: le-havdil

Root: בדל (badal)

Part of Speech: Verb (Infinitive Construct, Hiphil)

Lexical Range:

to divide

to separate

to make distinct

to differentiate

WORD 8

Original: בֵּין

Transliteration: bein

Root: בֵּין (bein)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Lexical Range:

between

among

interval

space dividing

WORD 9

Original: הַיּוֹם

Transliteration: ha-yom

Root: יוֹם (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

day (24-hour period)

daylight (light portion)

time, period

WORD 10

Original: וּבֵין

Transliteration: uvein

Root: ו + בֵּין (ve + bein)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Preposition

Lexical Range:

and between

WORD 11

Original: הַלַּיְלָה

Transliteration: ha-laylah

Root: לַיְלָה (laylah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

night

darkness period

nighttime hours

WORD 12

Original: וְהָיוּ

Transliteration: vehayu

Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammar: Qal perfect, 3rd plural with vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

and they shall be

and they will exist

and they will come to be

WORD 13

Original: לְאֹתֹת

Transliteration: le-otot

Root: אוֹת (ot)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Feminine plural with prefixed לְ

Lexical Range:

signs

markers

symbols

signals, indicators

WORD 14

Original: וּלְמוֹעֲדִים

Transliteration: u-le-mo‘adim

Root: מוֹעֵד (mo‘ed)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine plural with prefixed לְ

Lexical Range:

appointed times

set occasions

seasons

festivals

sacred assemblies

WORD 15

Original: וּלְיָמִים

Transliteration: u-le-yamim

Root: יוֹם (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine plural with prefixed לְ

Lexical Range:

days

time periods

lifetimes, durations

WORD 16

Original: וְשָׁנִים

Transliteration: u-le-shanim

Root: שָׁנָה (shanah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Feminine plural

Lexical Range:

years

cycles

repeated times

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Divine speech formula followed by command “yehi me’orot.”

Functions given in two purposes: (1) separation of day/night, (2) time markers for cosmic order.

Infinitives “le-havdil” and “vehayu le-” clauses clarify purpose and result.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

MT and DSS consistent.

Septuagint: φωστῆρες (“luminaries”) and στερέωμα (“firmament”) mirror Hebrew.

Samaritan Pentateuch matches MT in wording.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Expands on Genesis 1:4 separation of light/dark.

Anticipates Genesis 1:15–18 (function of luminaries).

Resonates with Psalm 104:19 (“He made the moon for appointed times”).

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

The content above does not represent a translation.

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.