New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:20-28

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.”

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