Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 1:20-29

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325teemיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317with livingנֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑הNe.fesh chai.YahH5315 H2416creaturesשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,and let birdsוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776inעַל־'al-H5921the openפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440expanseרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549of the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

21Soאֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853sea creaturesהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416thingנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movesהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430, withwhichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325teemedשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317according to their kindsלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671birdע֤וֹףofH5775after its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327.And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896.

22Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325of the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let birdsוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

23And there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153,and there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242—the fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bring forthתּוֹצֵ֨אto.Tze'H3318livingחַיָּה֙chai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315according to their kindsלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327:livestockבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929,land crawlersוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431,and beastsוְחַֽיְתוֹ־ve.chay.tov-H2416of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776according to their kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327.”And it wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

25אֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִים֩'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the beastsחַיַּ֨תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to their kindsלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929according to their kindsלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,andוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that crawlsרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127according to its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327.And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588it wasgoodH2896.

26Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let Us makeנַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120in Our imageבְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbe.tzal.Me.nuH6754,after Our likenessכִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkid.mu.Te.nuH1823,to ruleוְיִרְדּוּ֩ve.yir.DuH7287over the fishבִדְגַ֨תvid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220and the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,over the livestockוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,and over allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the earth itselfהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creatureהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that crawlsהָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921itהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

27So Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853createdוַיִּבְרָ֨אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120in His own imageבְּצַלְמ֔וֹbe.tzal.MoH6754;in the imageבְּצֶ֥לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430He createdבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1254himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853;maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347He createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

28Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288themאֹתָם֮'o.TamH853andאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֛וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and subdue itוְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָve.khiv.Shu.haH3533;ruleוּרְד֞וּu.re.DuH7287over the fishבִּדְגַ֤תbid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220and the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creatureחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416that crawlsהָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

29Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youאֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605seed-bearingזֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַעzo.Re.a' Ze.ra'H2232 H2233אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834plantעֵ֣שֶׂב׀'E.sevH6212onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeהָעֵ֛ץha.'EtzH6086whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529containsזֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232עֵ֖ץ'etzH6086seedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233.They will beיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961yoursfor foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

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