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AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםsawיַּרְאthe light,אֶת הָאוֹרthatכִּיit wasgood;טוֹבandוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםseparatedיַּבְדֵּלthe lightבֵּין הָאוֹרfrom the darkness.וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ
Genesis 1:4
Study it in the app“And Elohim saw the light, that it was good; and Elohim separated the light from the darkness.”
The book opens with God creating: he says "Let there be light," and there is lightCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 1:4, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- separatedיַּבְדֵּלyavdel
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “yavdel” appears- from the darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
darkness
The absence of light, night.
Where else “choshech” appears
The context
3And Elohim said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 · This verse (above)
5And Elohim called the light “Day,” and the darkness he called “Night.” And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
To study Genesis 1 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say about everything he had made at the end of the sixth day (v. 31)?
2. What it means
What does the text say about human beings when it says they were created in the image of Elohim (v. 27)?
3. How I live it
How can you treat the people around you today, remembering that every one of them was created in the image of Elohim?