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	The phrase often translated as '''Followed''' in the KJV is composed of the Hebrew words ''hayah'' (הָיָה) and ''ahar'' (אַחַר). It is sometimes taught by Lunar Sabbatarians that the word hayah by itself can also mean “followed”.		The phrase often translated as '''Followed''' in the KJV is composed of the Hebrew words ''hayah'' (הָיָה) and ''ahar'' (אַחַר). It is sometimes taught by Lunar Sabbatarians that the word hayah by itself can also mean “followed”.

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The phrase often translated as '''Followed''' in the KJV is composed of the Hebrew words ''hayah'' (הָיָה) and ''ahar'' (אַחַר). It is sometimes taught by Lunar Sabbatarians that the word hayah by itself can also mean “followed”.

This page presents the rationale for why hayah should mean "followed" and discusses objections.
==Rationale==
The word ''hayah'', translated throughout Genesis 1 as "were" (i.e. "the evening and the morning ''were'' the first day", could also be translated as "followed". For example, in 2 Sam 2:10, Judah followed (were) David; in 1Ki 16:21, the people followed (were) Tibni. Obviously Judah was not David, and the people were not Tibni, so the correct translation of the word in these verses is indeed "followed".

So consider in Genesis 1:5 that, instead of translating ''hayah'' as "were", we translate it as "followed". We now read this passage as “… and the evening and the morning followed the first day.” This supports the fact that the heavens and the Earth were created on the day before “the first day” of Creation (on the New Moon Day), YHVH worked for six days after that, and that the Sabbath followed those six working days.

==Objections==

=== Hebrew Definitions ===
The word ''hayah'' is never translated as “followed” unless used together with the word ''ahar'' (i.e. “were behind”).

''Hayah'' (Strong's number H1961) is a verb meaning “to exist, to be, to become, to come to pass, to be done”.

''Ahar'' (Strong's number H310) is a preposition meaning “behind, after, afterwards”.

Used together, they could be translated as “were behind” or “were after”, i.e. “followed”.

=== Usage in the Bible ===
In Genesis 1:5, ''ahar'' is not used before ''hayah'', it is used by itself. Therefore it is simply (and correctly) translated as “were”, and the passage reads “...and the evening and the morning were the first day.”

A good example of the usage of both ''Hayah'' and ''Ahar'' can be found in 1 Kings 16:21 :
<blockquote>Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed (H1961+H310) Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed (H310) Omri.</blockquote>
Here the word "followed" is used twice in English. However both the words ''Hayah'' (H1961) and ''Ahar'' (H310) are used the first time while only the word ''Ahar'' (H310) is used the second time (a fact omitted in the Assertion above). Using the definitions of "were" and "behind" for ''Hayah'' and ''Ahar'', this passage can be read as:
<blockquote>Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people '''were behind''' Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half '''behind''' Omri.</blockquote>

In 2 Sam 2:10, both ''Hayah'' and ''Ahar'' are used:
<blockquote>...But the house of Judah followed (H1961+H310) David.</blockquote>

There are no examples in the Bible where the word "Hayah" can be used by itself to mean "followed". Therefore it is not valid to assert that Genesis 1:5 can be translated as “… and the evening and the morning ''followed'' the first day.”

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