ויאמר אלהים יהי מארת ברקיע השמים להאיר על הארץ להבדיל בין היום ובין הלילה והיו לאתות ולמועדים ולימים ושנים׃
* Witnesses for להאיר על הארץ : MS 776 of Kennicott, Samaritan Pentateuch, Samaritan Targum (למנהרה על ארעה), Septuagint (εἰς φαῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς), Vetus Latina (ut luceant super terram)
Witnesses for omission of להאיר על הארץ : Peshitta, Targum Onkelos, Targum Jonathan, Targum Neofiti, Vulgate
* לאתות instead of לאתת (Masoretic) see לאתות in Isaiah 8:18.
Gen 1:14 [Samaritan]
ויאמר אלהים יהי מאורות ברקיע השמים להאיר על הארץ ולהבדיל בין היום ובין הלילה והיו לאתות ולמועדים ולימים ושנים׃
And Elohim said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine on the earth and to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
Gen 1:14 [Masoretic]
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיֹּום וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמֹועֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִֽים׃
And Elohim said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
Gen 1:14 [Targum Onkelos]
וַאֲמַר יְיָ יְהוֹן נְהוֹרִין בִּרְקִיעָא דִּשְׁמַיָּא לְאַפְרָשָׁא בֵּין יְמָמָא וּבֵין לֵילְיָא וִיהוֹן לְאָתִין וּלְזִמְנִין וּלְמִמְנֵי בְּהוֹן יוֹמִין וּשְׁנִין:
And YeYa said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to separate between the day and the night, and let them be for signs and for times, for the numbering of days and years.
Gen 1:14 [Samaritan Targum]
ואמר אלהה יהי נהירין בפלוק שומיה למנהרה על ארעה ולמפרק בין יומה ובין לילי ויונו לסימנין ולעדנין וליומים ושנק:
And Elaha said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth, and to separate between the day and the night, and let them be for signs and for times, for the numbering of days and years.
Gen 1:14 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܡܼܪ ܐܠܗܐ܂ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ܂ ܠܡܦܪܫ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܠܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܐܬ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܠܙܒ̈ܢܐ܂ ܘܠܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܝܐ܂
And Alaha said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
Gen 1:14 [Septuagint]
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· Γενηθήτωσαν φωστῆρες ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ εἰς φαῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄρχειν τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ διαχωρίζειν ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτὸς· καὶ ἔστωσαν εἰς σημεῖα καὶ εἰς καιροὺς καὶ εἰς ἡμέρας καὶ εἰς ἐνιαυτοὺς·
And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule the day and the night and to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years;
Gen 1:14 [Aquila of Sinope]
γενεσθωσαν for Hebrew יהי ; LXX γενηθήτωσαν.
μεταξυ for Hebrew בין ; LXX ἀνὰ μέσον.
Gen 1:14 [Old Latin]
Et dixit Deus : Fiant luminaria in firmamento coeli, ut luceant super terram, in inchoationem diei et noctis, et ut dividant inter diem et noctem, et sint in signa, et tempora, et in dies, et in annos.
And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven, to shine on earth, to begin the day and the night, and to divide between day and night, let them be for signs, and seasons, and for days and for years.
Gen 1:14 [Vulgate]
Dixit autem Deus : Fiant luminaria in firmamento caeli, et dividant diem ac noctem, et sint in signa et tempora, et dies et annos.
And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and seasons, and days and years.
Critical Apparatus :
De Rossi Gen 1:14