Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 1:17

וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל הָאָרֶץ׃
King James Version (KJV)

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Modern English

God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,

וַיִּתֵּןvayittenand set
אֱלֹהִיםElohimGod
בִּרְקִיעַbirqiain the expanse of
הַשָּׁמָיִםhashamayimthe heavens
לְהָאִירlehairto give light
הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earth
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