Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Genesis 1:15

וְהָיוּ לִמְאֹורֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃

וְהָיוּ Qal perfect 3rd masculine plural from הָיָה (he was) "they were" with a vav conversive making it "and they will be"

לִמְאֹורֹת preposition with noun feminine plural "for light holders"

בִּרְקִיעַ preposition with noun masculine singular in construct "in the expanse of"

הַשָּׁמַיִם definite article with noun masculine dual "the heavens"

לְהָאִיר Hiphil infinitive from אוֹר (it became light) "to cause to shine light"

עַל־הָאָרֶץ preposition with definite article and noun feminine singular "upon the earth"

וַיְהִי־כֵן Qal imperfect 3ms from הָיָה (he was) "it [he] will be" with a vav conversive making it "and it was" with the adverb "so"

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