Genesis 1:4

Hebrew
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
הָא֖וֹר כִּי ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
ESV
And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.
NIV
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
NLT
And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶδεν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
φῶς ὅτι καλόν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
διεχώρισεν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
φωτὸς καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σκότους
KJV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:3 ← Genesis 1:4 → Genesis 1:5

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