Genesis 1:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מְאֹרֹת֙
mâʼôwr
H3974
light
בִּרְקִ֣יעַ
râqîyaʻ
H7549
firmament
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
לְהַבְדִּ֕יל
bâdal
H914
to separate
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַיּ֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וְהָי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאֹתֹת֙
ʼôwth
H226
sign
וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
וּלְיָמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְשָׁנִֽים
shâneh
H8141
year
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
-
King James Version Public Domain
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).