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In Genesis 1:3 (ESV), it is written, And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. The Hebrew word which is translated into English as "light" is אֹור (or) (Strong's H216). Is this "
Apr 5, 2018 · And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. What's the meaning of the word "let"? something else?
אור is a simple noun meaning "light." יהי simply means "there is" or "it happened" or "he is." God's declaration "there is light" (properly translated into English "let there be light" or maybe even better, "may there be light") is followed by "ויהי אור" ("and [consequently] light was"—the ו or waw in front of the verb יהי makes it past-tense in this second instance), and ...
Jan 10, 2021 · Then after the light verse (1:3) in the rest of Genesis 1, there is a distinctly different pattern. God speaks of creation and then acts to make the thing God describes. Here in Gen 1:3, God just seems to say "let light be" and then it is the case that "light was." There is no explicit step where it says that God made light as it says with all ...
Oct 22, 2017 · So, for instance, the translation of Genesis 1:3 is given as: "and He is saying Elohim, He shall become light, and He is becoming light." A far cry from: "and God said, 'let there be light,' and there was light." I know this a problem of mishandling the sublinear text as if it were meant to be read verbatim as a viable literal ...
Apr 7, 2024 · From the revised Oxford edition, Genesis 1.3: Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. It does sound more like God is commanding that something be done, not that he himself is do...
May 12, 2016 · IMO, this is the simplest explanation: And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Gen. 1:2) At this point everything is dark. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. (3) Now everything is light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεός γενηθήτω φῶς καὶ ἐγένετο φῶς Modern Koine readers will have the advantage of accent marks to tell the differ...
Sep 21, 2021 · At the outset of the Book of Genesis, we read: Genesis 1:3-4: "Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness." We know that God is light from 1 John 1:5. However, this does not appear to be the source of light mentioned on the first day of Creation. Soon thereafter we read: Genesis 1:14-19: "Then God ...
Apr 6, 2018 · Creation begins by God speaking: And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:3) [ESV] ויאמר אלהים יהי אור ויהי-אור The ESV translation shows God's spoken words are only the
