Gen. 1:18 in context
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Genesis 1:18

and to rule over the day and night and to separate (divide) between light and darkness [day and night, see verse 14].
And God (Elohim) saw [what he had done]: Yes [emphasis], it was good (purposeful, beautiful)!
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְלִמְשֹׁל   בַּיּוֹם   וּבַלַּיְלָה   וּלֲהַבְדִּיל   בֵּין   הָאוֹר   וּבֵין   הַחֹשֶׁךְ   וַיַּרְא   אֱלֹהִים   כִּי   טוֹב  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἄρχειν τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ διαχωρίζειν ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ φωτὸς καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σκότους καὶ εἶδεν ὁ θεὸς ὅτι καλόν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9005
H4910
 וְ (ve)
לִ (li)
מְשֹׁל֙ (meshól)
 and
to
to rule
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

C
R
Vqcc
H9003
H3117
 בַּ (ba)
יּ֣וֹם (jvóm)
 in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H9003
H3915
 וּ (o)
בַ (va)
לַּ֔יְלָה (lajelah)
 and
in
night
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H9005
H0914
 וּֽ (o)
לֲ (la)
הַבְדִּ֔יל (havedil)
 and
to
to separate
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

C
R
Vhcc
H0996
 בֵּ֥ין (bein)
 between
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H0216
 הָ (ha)
א֖וֹר (vór)
 the
light
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H0996
 וּ (o)
בֵ֣ין (vein)
 and
between
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H9009
H2822
 הַ (ha)
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (chóshekhe)
 the
darkness
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H7200
 וַ (va)
יַּ֥רְא (jare)
 seq
to see
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0430
 אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elóhim)
 God
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H3588a
H9014
 כִּי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H2896a
H9016
 טֽוֹב (tvóv)
׃
pleasant
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms

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