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Genesis 1:26-28

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.

27So Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֨אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120in his ownimageבְּצַלְמ֔וֹbe.tzal.MoH6754,in the imageבְּצֶ֥לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1254he him; maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254he them.

28And Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, and Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֛וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and subdue itוְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָve.khiv.Shu.haH3533:and have dominionוּרְד֞וּu.re.DuH7287over the fishבִּדְגַ֤תbid.GatH1710of the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and over the fowlוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and over every living thingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416that movethהָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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