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Genesis 1:1-24

1InthebeginningGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430createdH1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2Andtheearthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasH1961wasteandvoid;anddarknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822wasH1961uponthefaceH6440ofthedeepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415:andtheSpiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430moveduponthefaceH6440ofthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,LettherebeH1961lightא֑וֹר'orH216:andtherewasH1961lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thelightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216,thatitwasgoodH2896:andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dividedthelightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromthedarknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

5AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thelightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216Dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,andthedarknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhH2822hecalledקָ֣רָאKa.ra'H7121Nightלָ֑יְלָהLai.lahH3915.AndtherewasH1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153andtherewasH1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,oneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

6AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,LettherebeH1961afirmamentרָקִ֖יעַra.Ki.a'H7549inthemidstH8432ofthewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andletitdividethewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fromthewatersלָמָֽיִם׃la.Ma.yimH4325.

7AndGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213thefirmamentהָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'H7549,anddividedthewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichwereunderthefirmamentלָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549fromthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichwereabovethefirmamentלָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549:anditwasH1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

8AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thefirmamentלָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549Heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.AndtherewasH1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153andtherewasH1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,asecondשֵׁנִֽי׃ פshe.NiH8145dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Letthewatersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325undertheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064beH1961gatheredtogetheruntooneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725,andletthedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004appearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'EhH7200:anditwasH1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

10AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thedryלַיַּבָּשָׁה֙lai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH776Earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;andthegatheringtogetherofthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121heSeasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220:andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thatitwasgoodH2896.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Lettheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776put forthgrassH1877,herbsyieldingseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233,andfruit-treesbearingfruitH6529aftertheirkindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,whereinistheseedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233thereof,upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:anditwasH1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

12Andtheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtH3318forthוַתּוֹצֵ֨אva.to.Tze'H3318grassH1877,herbsyieldingseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233aftertheirkindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andtreesוְעֵ֧ץve.'EtzH6086bearingfruitפְּרִ֛יpe.RiH6529,whereinistheseedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233thereof,aftertheirkindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thatitwasgoodH2896.

13AndtherewasH1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153andtherewasH1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,athirdשְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ פshe.li.ShiH7992dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

14AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,LettherebeH1961lightsH3974inthefirmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064todividethedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117fromthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;andletthembeH1961forsignsלְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.TotH226,andforseasons,andfordaysוּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.MimH3117andyearsוְשָׁנִֽים׃ve.sha.NimH8141:

15andletthembeH1961forlightsH3974inthefirmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064togiveלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215lightH215upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:anditwasH1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

16AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419lightsH3974;thegreaterהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419lightH3974torulethedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,andthelesserlightH3974torulethenightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915:hemadeH6213thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556also.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430setוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414theminthefirmamentבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064togiveH5414lightלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

18andtoruleוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.SholH4910overthedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117andoverthenightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915,andtodividethelightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216fromthedarknessהַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822:andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thatitwasgoodH2896.

19AndtherewasH1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153andtherewasH1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,afourthרְבִיעִֽי׃ פre.vi.'IH7243dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Letthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325swarmיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317withswarmsH8317oflivingcreaturesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,andletbirdsוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774abovetheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intheopenfirmamentרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdH1254thegreatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sea-monsters,andeverylivingcreatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatmoveth, wherewiththewatersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325swarmedשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317,aftertheirkindלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,andeverywingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671birdע֤וֹףofH5775afteritskindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thatitwasgoodH2896.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedH1288them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Befruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,andmultiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235,andfillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325intheseasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,andletbirdsוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235ontheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

23AndtherewasH1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153andtherewasH1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,afifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Lettheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bringH3318forthH3318livingcreaturesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315aftertheirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,cattleH929,andcreepingH7431thingsוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431,andbeastsoftheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776aftertheirkindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327:anditwasH1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

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