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Genesis 1:20-26

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325bring forth abundantlyיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317the moving creatureשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318that hathנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315lifeחַיָּ֑הchai.YahH2416,and fowlוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775thatmay flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveH5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in the openפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440firmamentרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254greatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419whalesהַתַּנִּינִ֖םha.ta.ni.NimH8577,and every livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movethהָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430,which the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325brought forth abundantlyשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317,after their kindלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327,and every wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671fowlע֤וֹףofH5775after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

22And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and let fowlוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

23And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bring forthתּוֹצֵ֨אto.Tze'H3318the livingחַיָּה֙chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315after his kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,cattleבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929,and creeping thingוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431,and beastוְחַֽיְתוֹ־ve.chay.tov-H2416of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776after his kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327: and it was so.

25And Godאֱלֹהִים֩'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the beastחַיַּ֨תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776after his kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after their kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and every thing that creepethרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327:and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

26And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us makeנַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120in our imageבְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbe.tzal.Me.nuH6754,after our likenessכִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkid.mu.Te.nuH1823:and let them have dominionוְיִרְדּוּ֩ve.yir.DuH7287over the fishבִדְגַ֨תvid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220,and over the fowlוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and over the cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,and over all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and over every creeping thingהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethהָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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