New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 1:24-26

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.”

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