Friday, December 2, 2011

Genesis 1:20

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעֹוף יְעֹופֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם׃

וַיֹּאמֶר Qal imperfect 3ms from אָמַר (he said)"he will say" with a vav conversive making it "and he said"

אֱלֹהִים noun masculine plural "God"

יִשְׁרְצוּ Qal imperfect/jussive 3mp from שָׁרַצ (he/it swarmed) "let them swarm"

הַמַּיִם definite article with noun mp "the waters"

שֶׁרֶץ noun ms in construct "a swam of"

נֶפֶשׁ noun fs "soul"

חַיָּה adjective fs "living"

וְעֹוף conjunction with noun fs "and flying creature"

יְעֹופֵף polel imperfect/jussive 3ms from עוּף (he/it flew) "let it fly"

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

עַל־פְּנֵי preposition with noun mp in construct "upon the faces of"

רְקִיעַ noun ms in construct "the expanse of"

הַשָּׁמָיִם definite article with noun masculine plural "the heavens"

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