15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 1:15:1 ⧉וְהָי֤וּvehayuand let them be Genesis 1:15:2 ⧉לִמְאוֹרֹת֙limeorotlights Genesis 1:15:3 ⧉בִּרְקִ֣יעַbirkiain the expanse of Genesis 1:15:4 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe heavens Genesis 1:15:5 ⧉לְהָאִ֖ירlehairto give light Genesis 1:15:6 ⧉עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץalhaaretsupon the earth Genesis 1:15:7 ⧉וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃vayehikhen{And} it was so |
15. Formal Translation Let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth. And it was so. |
15. Dynamic Translation So they became lights in the sky dome to shine over the earth. And that is how it happened. |