ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠉࠄࠉ ࠀࠅࠓ ࠅࠉࠄࠉ ࠀࠅࠓ
Gen 1:3 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויאמר אלהים יהי אור ויהי אור׃
Gen 1:3 [Masoretic Text]
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אֹור וַֽיְהִי־אֹֽור׃
Gen 1:3 [Samaritan Targum]
ואמר אלהה הוה נהר והוה נהר:
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויאמר | ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ | And He said |
| 2 | אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| 3 | יהי | ࠉࠄࠉ | Let there be |
| 4 | אור | ࠀࠅࠓ | Light |
| 5 | ויהי | ࠅࠉࠄࠉ | And there was |
| 6 | אור | ࠀࠅࠓ | Light |
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Indicates a declarative action by Elohim.
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural in form but singular in meaning; Translation: “Elohim”; Notes: Refers to the divine creator.
- יְהִ֣י (yehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, Jussive, 3ms; Translation: “Let there be”; Notes: Expresses a command or wish.
- אֹ֑ור (ʾor) – Root: אור (ʾ-w-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Light”; Notes: Refers to the physical or metaphorical illumination.
- וַֽיְהִי (vayehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And there was”; Notes: Indicates the realization of the command.
- אֹֽור׃ (ʾor) – Root: אור (ʾ-w-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Light”; Notes: Repeats the fulfillment of Elohim’s declaration.
