King James Version

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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וַיִּקְרָ֧אvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֱלֹהִ֛יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לָֽרָקִ֖יעַlaraqiato firmamentרָקִיעַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to firmament”, the ordinary formH7549properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the skyfirmament.שָׁמָ֑יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וַֽיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עֶ֥רֶבerevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וַֽיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בֹ֖קֶרvoqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.י֥וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…שֵׁנִֽיsheniagainשֵׁנִיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Young’s Literal Translation

And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day second.

World English Bible

God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Darby Translation

And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning — a second day.

Douay-Rheims

And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ στερέωμα οὐρανόν· καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι καλόν· καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ ἐγένετο πρωῒ, ἡμέρα δευτέρα.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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