Monday, June 14, 2021

Hebrew old testament translation genesis 1:1-10

 Gen- 1:1

1. בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃

בְּרֵאשִׁית  in the beginning 

 בָּרָא created (Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular of בָרָא create)

 אֱלֹהִים God 

 אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם the heavens

 וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ and the earth

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2. וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּח אֱלּהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃

וְהָאָרֶץ and the earth

 הָיְתָה was (Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular of הָיָה was)

 תהוּ formless

 וָבֹהוּ and void

 וְחֹשֶׁךְ and darkness

 עַל־פְּנֵי over the face

 תְהוֹם of the deep

 וְרוּח and the spirit

 אֱלּהִים of God

 מְרַחֶפֶת was moving (Piel participle feminine singular of רָחַף shake/move)

 עַל־פְּנֵי over the face

 הַמָּיִם׃ of the waters

And the earth was formless and void and darkness over the face of the deep and the spirit of God was moving over the face of the water.



3. וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר׃

וַיֹּאמֶר and said (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of אָמַר to say) 

 אֱלֹהִים God

 יְהִי        let there be (Qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular of הָיָה he was)

 אוֹר        light

 וַיְהִי־ and there was (Qal imperfect 3rd person  masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

אוֹר         light 


And God said, “Let there be light” and there was light. 


4. וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃

וַיַּרְא and saw (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of רָאָה to see)

 אֱלֹהִים God

 אֶת־ הָאוֹר the light

כִּי־        that

טוֹב       good

 וַיַּבְדֵּל and divided (Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of בָּדל Divide)

 אֱלֹהִים God

 בֵּין between

הָאוֹר the light

 וּבֵין and between 

הַחֹשֶׁךְ the darkness

And God saw the light that it was good and God divided between light and darkness.

5. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד׃ 


וַיִּקְרָא and called (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of קָרָא to call)

 אֱלֹהִים God 

 לָאוֹר the light

 יוֹם day

 וְלַחֹשׁךְ and darkness

 קָרָא he called (Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular of קָרָא  to call) 

 לָיְלָה night

 וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב and there was evening (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

 וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר and there was morning (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

 יוֹם day

 אֶחָד the first

And God called the light day and darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

6. וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם׃


וַיֹּאמֶר and said (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of אָמַר to say

 אֱלֹהִים God 

 יְהִי let there be (Qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular of הָיָה he was)

 רָקִיעַ a dome

 בְּתוֹךְ in the midst

 הַמָּיִם of the water

 וִיהִי and let it (Qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular with wow  consecutive of הָיָה he was)

 מַבְדִּיל divide (Hiphil participle masculine singular of בָּדל Divide)

 בֵּין between 

 מַיִם the water

 לָמָיִם in the waters

And the God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the water and let it divide between water and in the waters.”



7. וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃

וַיַּעַשׂ so made (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of  עָשָׂהto do /make)

 אֱלֹהִים God 

 אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ the dome

 וַיַּבְדֵל and he divide (Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of בָּדל Divide)

 בֵּין between 

 הַמַּיִם the water

 אֲשֶר that

 מִתַּחַת under

 לָרָקִיעַ to /for dome

 וּבֵין and

 הַמַּיִם the waters 

 אֲשֶׁר that

 מֵעַל above

 לָרָקִיעַ to /for dome

 וַיְהִי־כֵן and it was so (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was )

And God made the dome and he divided the water that were under to dome and the water that above to dome and it was so.

8. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהֵים לָרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִי׃

וַיִּקְרָא and called (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of קָרָא to call)

 אֱלֹהֵים God 

 לָרָקִיעַ to dome

 שָׁמָיִם sky 

 וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב and there was evening (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

 וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר and there was morning (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

 יוֹם day

 שֵׁנִי the second

God called to dome sky and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

9. וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַיְהִי־כֵן׃

וַיֹּאמֶר and said (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of אָמַר to say)

אֱלֹהִים God 

 יִקָּווּ let be gathered together (Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural of קָוָה gather)

 הַמַּיִם the waters

 מִתַּחַת under

 הַשָּׁמַיִם the heavens

 אֶל־מָקוֹם into place

 אֶחָד one 

 וְתֵרָאֶה and let appear (Niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with wow consecutive of רָאָה to see/ appear)

 הַיַּבָּשָׁה the dry land

 וַיְהִי־כֵן and it was so(Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of הָיָה he was)

And God said, let be gathered together the waters under the heavens into one place and let appear the dry land, and it was so.   

10. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהֵים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב׃

וַיִּקְרָא and called(Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of קָרָא to call)

 אֱלֹהֵים God 

 לַיַּבָּשָׁה to the dry land

 אֶרֶץ   earth 

 וּלְמִקְוֵה and the gathered together 

 הַמַּיִם of the waters 

 קָרָא he called (Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular of קָרָא  to call)

 יַמִּים seas

 וַיַּרְא and saw (Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with wow consecutive of רָאָה to see)

 אֱלֹהִים God  

 כִּי־טוֹב  that good 

And God called to the dry land earth and the gathered together of the waters he called seas and God saw that it was good.   

  


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