KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
This marks the end of the sixth day of God's creation. This verse is part of the creation story.
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“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And God” | אֱלֹהִים֙ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “saw” | וַיַּ֤רְא | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | saw |
| “every thing” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every thing |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “he had made,” | עָשָׂ֔ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | made |
| “and, behold,” | וְהִנֵּה | Lo! | behold |
| “it was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “very” | מְאֹ֑ד | Properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) | very |
| “good.” | ט֖וֹב | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “And the evening” | עֶ֥רֶב | Dusk | evening |
| “and the morning” | בֹ֖קֶר | Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning | morning |
| “were” | וַֽיְהִי | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | were |
| “the sixth” | הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ | Sixth, ordinal or (feminine) fractional | sixth |
| “day.” | י֥וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
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29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
• Genesis creation narrative Wikipedia Article
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