Monday, November 28, 2011

Genesis 1:17

וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃

וַיִּתֵּן Qal imperfect 3ms from נָתַן(he gave)"he will give" with a vav conversive making it "and he gave"

אֹתָם pronoun masculine plural "them"

אֱלֹהִים masculine plural noun "God"

בִּרְקִיעַ preposition with fs noun in construct "in the expanse of"

הַשָּׁמָיִם definite article with masculine dual noun "the heavens"

לְהָאִיר preposition with Hiphil infinitive (Hiphil infinitive construct) "to cause light"

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

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