Genesis 1:16 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	made	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	h6213
1	And God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	h430
2		אֶת	h853
3	two	שְׁנֵ֥י	h8147
12	light	הַמָּא֤וֹר	h3974
8	great	הַגָּדֹל֙	h1419
6		אֶת	h853
12	light	הַמָּא֤וֹר	h3974
8	great	הַגָּדֹל֙	h1419
14	to rule	לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת	h4475
10	the day	הַיּ֔וֹם	h3117
11		וְאֶת	h853
12	light	הַמָּא֤וֹר	h3974
13	and the lesser	הַקָּטֹן֙	h6996
14	to rule	לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת	h4475
15	the night	הַלַּ֔יְלָה	h3915
16		וְאֵ֖ת	h853
17	he made the stars	הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃	h3556

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: `he made' the stars also.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, -- and the stars.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

World English Bible (WEB)

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary -- and the stars -- for the rule of the night;