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Genesis 1:26-28

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.”

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