New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1

The Creation

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֖יתbe.re.ShitH7225Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2The earthוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wasformlessתֹ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and voidוָבֹ֔הוּva.Vo.huH922, anddarknessוְחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822was overעַל־'al-H5921thesurfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְה֑וֹםte.HomH8415, andthe Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wasmovingמְרַחֶ֖פֶתme.ra.Che.fetH7363overעַל־'al-H5921thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

3ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there be lightא֑וֹר'orH216”;and there was lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

4Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216wasgoodH2896;and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.DelH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216from the darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

5Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,and the darknessוְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְve.la.Cho.shekhH2822He calledקָ֣רָאKa.ra'H7121nightלָ֑יְלָהLai.lahH3915. Andthere was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,oneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

6Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there be anexpanseרָקִ֖יעַra.Ki.a'H7549in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let it separateמַבְדִּ֔ילmav.DilH914the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the watersלָמָֽיִם׃la.Ma.yimH4325.”

7Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theexpanseהָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'H7549,and separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֗לvai.yav.DelH914the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478theexpanseלָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549from the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921theexpanseלָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

8Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theexpanseלָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.And there was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a secondשֵׁנִֽי׃ פshe.NiH8145dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

9Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325belowמִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gatheredיִקָּו֨וּyi.ka.VuH6960into oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725, and letthe dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004appearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'EhH7200”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

10Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the dryלַיַּבָּשָׁה֙lai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and thegatheringוּלְמִקְוֵ֥הu.le.mik.VehH4723of the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325He calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121seasיַמִּ֑יםya.MimH3220;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

11Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776sproutתַּֽדְשֵׁ֤אtad.She'H1876vegetationדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,plantsעֵ֚שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֣יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, andfruitפְּרִ֞יpe.RiH6529treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776bearingעֹ֤שֶׂה'O.sehH6213fruitפְּרִי֙pe.RiH6529aftertheir kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327with seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233in them”; and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

12The earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtH3318forthוַתּוֹצֵ֨אva.to.Tze'H3318vegetationדֶּ֠שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,plantsעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212yieldingמַזְרִ֤יעַmaz.Ri.a'H2232seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233aftertheir kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and treesוְעֵ֧ץve.'EtzH6086bearingעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213fruitפְּרִ֛יpe.RiH6529with seedזַרְעוֹ־zar.'ov-H2233in them, aftertheir kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

13There was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a thirdשְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ פshe.li.ShiH7992dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

14Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let there belightsמְאֹרֹת֙me.'o.RotH3974in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to separateלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117from the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, and let them be forsignsלְאֹתֹת֙le.'o.TotH226and forseasonsוּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔יםu.le.Mo.'a.DimH4150and for daysוּלְיָמִ֖יםu.le.ya.MimH3117and yearsוְשָׁנִֽים׃ve.sha.NimH8141;

15and let them be forlightsלִמְאוֹרֹת֙lim.'o.RotH3974in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215lightH215on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

16Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419lightsהַמְּאֹרֹ֖תha.me.'o.RotH3974, thegreaterהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to governלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and the lesserהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996lightהַמָּא֤וֹרha.ma.'orH3974to governלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתle.mem.She.letH4475the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915; He madethe starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556also.

17Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430placedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in theexpanseבִּרְקִ֣יעַbir.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלְהָאִ֖ירle.ha.'IrH215lightH215on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

18and togovernוְלִמְשֹׁל֙ve.lim.SholH4910the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and the nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915,and to separateוּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילu.la.hav.DilH914the lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216from the darknessהַחֹ֑שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

19There was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a fourthרְבִיעִֽי׃ פre.vi.'IH7243dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

20Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325teemיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317with swarmsשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318of livingחַיָּ֑הchai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and let birdsוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveH5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in the openפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440expanseרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549of the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

21Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419seaהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577monstersH8577and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movesהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430,with whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325swarmedשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317after their kindלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671birdע֤וֹףofH5775after its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

22Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let birdsוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

23There was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bringH3318forthH3318livingH2416creaturesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315aftertheir kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327:cattleבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929and creepingH7431thingsוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431and beastsH2421of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776aftertheir kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

25Godאֱלֹהִים֩'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thebeastsH2421of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776aftertheir kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and the cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929aftertheir kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that creepsרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127after its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327;and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it was goodH2896.

26Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “LetUs makeנַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120in Our imageבְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbe.tzal.Me.nuH6754,according to Our likenessכִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkid.mu.Te.nuH1823; and let themruleוְיִרְדּוּ֩ve.yir.DuH7287over the fishבִדְגַ֨תvid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220and over the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and over the cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929and over allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and over everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepsהָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

27Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֨אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120in His own imageבְּצַלְמ֔וֹbe.tzal.MoH6754,in the imageבְּצֶ֥לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430He createdבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1254him;maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347He createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254them.

28Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them; and Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֛וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and subdueוְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָve.khiv.Shu.haH3533it; and ruleוּרְד֞וּu.re.DuH7287over the fishבִּדְגַ֤תbid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220and over the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and over everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605livingH2416thingH2416thatmovesהָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

29Then Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב׀'E.sevH6212yieldingזֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233that is on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeH6086whichH834has fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529yieldingזֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232seedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233;it shall be foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for you;

30andto everyH3605beastH2421of the earthהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776and to everyH3605birdע֨וֹףofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and to everyH3605thingH3605thatmovesרוֹמֵ֣שׂro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315 H2421, I have giveneveryH3605greenיֶ֥רֶקYe.rekH3418plantעֵ֖שֶׂב'E.sevH6212for foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402”;and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

31Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that He had madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,it was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodט֖וֹבTovH2896.And there was eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there was morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242,the sixthהַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ פha.shi.ShiH8345dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

The Creation

Commentaries on Genesis 1