ࠅࠉࠓࠀ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠀࠕ ࠄࠀࠅࠓ ࠊࠉ ࠈࠅࠁ ࠅࠉࠁࠃࠋ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠁࠉࠍ ࠄࠀࠅࠓ ࠅࠁࠉࠍ ࠄࠇࠔࠊ
Gen 1:4 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
וירא אלהים את האור כי טוב ויבדל אלהים בין האור ובין החשך׃
Gen 1:4 [Masoretic Text]
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאֹ֖ור כִּי־טֹ֑וב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָאֹ֖ור וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
Gen 1:4 [Samaritan Targum]
והזה אלהה ית נהרה הלא תב ואפרש אלהה בין נהרה ובין חשכה:
And God saw the light, that it was good, and God separated between the light and the darkness.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וירא | ࠅࠉࠓࠀ | And He saw |
| 2 | אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| 3 | את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
| 4 | האור | ࠄࠀࠅࠓ | The light |
| 5 | כי | ࠊࠉ | That |
| 6 | טוב | ࠈࠅࠁ | Good |
| 7 | ויבדל | ࠅࠉࠁࠃࠋ | And He separated |
| 8 | אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| 9 | בין | ࠁࠉࠍ | Between |
| 10 | האור | ࠄࠀࠅࠓ | The light |
| 11 | ובין | ࠅࠁࠉࠍ | And between |
| 12 | החשך | ࠄࠇࠔࠊ | The darkness |
Morphology
- וַיַּ֧רְא (vayyar) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He saw”; Notes: Describes an act of perception by Elohim.
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural in form but singular in meaning; Translation: “Elohim”; Notes: Refers to the divine creator.
- אֶת־הָאֹ֖ור (et-haʾor) – Root: אור (ʾ-w-r); Form: Direct object marker + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The light”; Notes: Refers to the created light.
- כִּי־טֹ֑וב (ki-tov) – Root: טוב (ṭ-w-b); Form: Conjunction + Adjective, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “That it was good”; Notes: Expresses a positive evaluation by Elohim.
- וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל (vayyavdel) – Root: בדל (b-d-l); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He separated”; Notes: Describes an act of division by Elohim.
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural in form but singular in meaning; Translation: “Elohim”; Notes: Repeats to indicate the subject.
- בֵּ֥ין (bein) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition; Translation: “Between”; Notes: Marks separation or distinction.
- הָאֹ֖ור (haʾor) – Root: אור (ʾ-w-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The light”; Notes: The subject of the separation.
- וּבֵ֥ין (u-vein) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Preposition; Translation: “And between”; Notes: Connects the elements being distinguished.
- הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ (haḥoshekh) – Root: חשך (ḥ-sh-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The darkness”; Notes: Represents the absence of light.