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[[File:Francisco de Holanda, The First day of Creation.jpg|thumb|{{Citation | contribution = The First Day of Creation | | [[File:Francisco de Holanda, The First day of Creation.jpg|thumb|{{Citation | contribution = The First Day of Creation | author=Francisco de Holanda | author-link = Francisco de Holanda | title = [[De Aetatibus Mundi Imagines]] | year = 1545}}.]] | ||
"'''Let there be light'''" is an English translation of the [[biblical Hebrew |Hebrew]] {{Script/Hebrew |יְהִי אוֹר}} (''yehi 'or'') found in [[Genesis 1:3]] of the [[Torah]], the first part of the [[Hebrew Bible]]. | "'''Let there be light'''" is an English translation of the [[biblical Hebrew |Hebrew]] phrase {{Script/Hebrew |יְהִי אוֹר}} (''yehi 'or'') found in [[Genesis 1:3]] of the [[Torah]], the first part of the [[Hebrew Bible]]. In [[Old Testament]] translations of the phrase, translations include the [[Greek language|Greek]] phrase {{lang |grc|γενηθήτω φῶς}} (''genēthḗtō phôs'') and the [[Latin]] phrases {{lang |la|fiat lux}} and {{lang |la|lux sit}}. It is part of the [[Genesis creation narrative]]. | ||
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In the [[Latin Vulgate Bible]], the Hebrew phrase {{Script/Hebrew|יְהִי אוֹר}} is translated in Latin as '''fiat lux'''. In context, the translation is "{{lang|la|dixitque Deus '''fiat lux''' et facta est lux}}" ("And said God let there be light, and there was light"). Literally, ''fiat lux'' would be translated as "let light be made" (''fiat'' is the [[Grammatical person|third person]] [[Grammatical number|singular]] [[Present tense|present]] [[passive voice|passive]] [[Subjunctive mood|subjunctive]] form of the verb ''facio'',<ref>{{Cite web|title =Latin verb 'facio' conjugated|website=Verbix|url=http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?D1=9&T1=facio}}</ref> meaning "to do" or "to make"). The [[Douay–Rheims Bible]] translates the phrase, from the Vulgate, as "Be light made. And light was made." | In the [[Latin Vulgate Bible]], the Hebrew phrase {{Script/Hebrew|יְהִי אוֹר}} is translated in Latin as '''fiat lux'''. In context, the translation is "{{lang|la|dixitque Deus '''fiat lux''' et facta est lux}}" ("And said God let there be light, and there was light"). Literally, ''fiat lux'' would be translated as "let light be made" (''fiat'' is the [[Grammatical person|third person]] [[Grammatical number|singular]] [[Present tense|present]] [[passive voice|passive]] [[Subjunctive mood|subjunctive]] form of the verb ''facio'',<ref>{{Cite web|title =Latin verb 'facio' conjugated|website=Verbix|url=http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?D1=9&T1=facio}}</ref> meaning "to do" or "to make"). The [[Douay–Rheims Bible]] translates the phrase, from the Vulgate, as "Be light made. And light was made." | ||
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"Let there be light", sometimes in its [[Latin]] form, ''fiat lux'', is used as a [[motto]] by many educational institutions (using light as a [[metaphor]] for knowledge). The [[University of California]] is one example.<ref>[http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/graphicresources/ University of California website], accessed 25 August 2012.</ref> The phrase also forms the chorus of John Marriott's hymn about creation, "Thou, Whose Almighty Word".<ref>Morgan, Robert J., ''Near to the Heart of God: Meditations on 366 Best-Loved Hymns'', Revell, 2010, {{ISBN|0800733959}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=iEZuqctBiUAC&pg=PA141 p. 141.]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{Citation | url = http://www.fiatlux.org.uk/ | title = Fiat Lux Assisi to Rome pilgrimage | type = film | place = [[United Kingdom|UK]] | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://archive.today/20071006134841/http://www.fiatlux.org.uk/ | archive-date = 2007-10-06 }}. | * {{Citation | url = http://www.fiatlux.org.uk/ | title = Fiat Lux Assisi to Rome pilgrimage | type = film | place = [[United Kingdom|UK]] | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://archive.today/20071006134841/http://www.fiatlux.org.uk/ | archive-date = 2007-10-06 }}. | ||
* {{Citation | url = http://fiatlux.webcentre.co.nz/ | title = Fiat Lux – Let There Be Lights (SCA, Kingdom of Lochac) | publisher = Web centre | place = [[New Zealand|NZ]]}}. | * {{Citation | url = http://fiatlux.webcentre.co.nz/ | title = Fiat Lux – Let There Be Lights (SCA, Kingdom of Lochac) | publisher = Web centre | place = [[New Zealand|NZ]]}}. | ||
* {{Citation | url = http://www.rollins.edu/marketing-communications/images/rollins-college-seal-color.png | title = Let There Be Light | publisher = Rollins College | type = seal | format = [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]}}. | * {{Citation | url = http://www.rollins.edu/marketing-communications/images/rollins-college-seal-color.png | title = Let There Be Light | publisher = Rollins College | type = seal | format = [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] | access-date = 2018-05-01 | archive-date = 2018-05-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180502135842/http://www.rollins.edu/marketing-communications/images/rollins-college-seal-color.png | url-status = dead }}. | ||
* {{Citation | url = http://www.lettherebelightbook.com/ | title = Let There Be Light | first = Howard | last = Smith}}. | * {{Citation | url = http://www.lettherebelightbook.com/ | title = Let There Be Light | first = Howard | last = Smith}}. | ||
* {{Citation | url = http://www.lettherebelightpvcc.com/ | title = Let there be light | type = annual outdoor art exhibit | place = Charlottesville, VA}}. | * {{Citation | url = http://www.lettherebelightpvcc.com/ | title = Let there be light | type = annual outdoor art exhibit | place = Charlottesville, VA | access-date = 2008-11-17 | archive-date = 2015-01-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150102223119/http://www.lettherebelightpvcc.com/ | url-status = dead }}. | ||
* {{Citation | url = http://www.lombard1098.com/ | title = Masonic Lodge | number = 1098 | id = AF & AM | place = Lombard, IL}}. | * {{Citation | url = http://www.lombard1098.com/ | title = Masonic Lodge | number = 1098 | id = AF & AM | place = Lombard, IL}}. | ||
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"Let there be light" is an English translation of the Hebrew phrase <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יְהִי אוֹר (yehi 'or) found in Genesis 1:3 of the Torah, the first part of the Hebrew Bible. In Old Testament translations of the phrase, translations include the Greek phrase Script error: No such module "Lang". (genēthḗtō phôs) and the Latin phrases Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang".. It is part of the Genesis creation narrative.
Genesis 1:3
The phrase comes from the third verse of the Book of Genesis. In the King James Bible, it reads, in context:
Origin and etymology
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The original Latinization of the Greek translation used in the Vetus Latina was lux sit ("light – let it exist" or "let light exist"), which has been used occasionally, although there is debate as to its accuracy.[1]
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Usage
"Let there be light", sometimes in its Latin form, fiat lux, is used as a motto by many educational institutions (using light as a metaphor for knowledge). The University of California is one example.[3] The phrase also forms the chorus of John Marriott's hymn about creation, "Thou, Whose Almighty Word".[4]
References
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- Let There Be More Light, a song by Pink Floyd
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