Genesis 1:17

Genesis 1:17

וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
5414 854 430 7549 8064 216 5921 776

God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, NASB

And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to shed light upon the earth. Traditional Jewish Translation


5414 –וַיִּתֵּן– vayathan – to give, (put, make, etc.)

852 – 855 –אֹתָם– ath – A portent, (derived from 226) a sense of entity, prop. Self, used to point out more def. the object of a verb. Nearness, near; hence gen. with, by at, among, etc. a hoe or other digging implement.

430 – אֱלֹהִים - Elohim – Magistrates

7549 -בִּרְקִיעַ- bareqiya - extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament
a. expanse (flat as base, support)
b. firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above)

8064 -הַשָּׁמָיִם– hashamayim - to be lofty, the sky, aloft.

215 – 218 -לְהָאִיר– lahaoyir - luminous, luminary, lightning, happiness, flame, the east, a city in Chaldea, Ur.

5921 –עַל– al –
1. upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
a. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
b. above, beyond, over (of excess)
c. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
d. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
e. over (of suspension or extension)
f. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
g. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
h. to (as a dative) conj
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776 -הָאָֽרֶץ- Ha-eretz – to be firm, the earth.

And the Magistrates put them in the expanse of the lofty sky to illuminate the earth.