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Genesis 1:20-28

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH5315thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325bring forthabundantlyיִשְׁרְצ֣וּyish.re.TzuH8317the movingcreatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that hathlifeH5315, andletH5315fowlוְעוֹף֙ve.'OfH5775flyיְעוֹפֵ֣ףye.'o.FefH5774aboveH5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in theopenפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440firmamentרְקִ֥יעַre.Ki.a'H7549ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֣אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254thegreatהַגְּדֹלִ֑יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sea-monsters, andeveryH3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that moveth,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thewatersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325brought forthabundantlyשָׁרְצ֨וּsha.re.TzuH8317,afterH3588theirkindsלְמִֽינֵהֶ֗םle.mi.ne.HemH4327, andeveryH3605wingedכָּנָף֙ka.NafH3671fowlע֤וֹףofH5775afterH3588itsH3605kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327: andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that it wasgoodH2896.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Befruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֗וּu.re.VuH7235, andfillוּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'UH4390thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325in theseasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220, and letfowlוְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775multiplyיִ֥רֶבYi.revH7235in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

23And there waseveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and there wasmorningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242, afifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פcha.mi.ShiH2549dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH1961theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776bringH3318forthH3318thelivingH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315afterH1961itsH1961kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,cattleH929, andcreepingH7431thingוָרֶ֛מֶשׂva.Re.mesH7431, andbeastH929of theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776afterH1961itsH1961kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327: and it wassoכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

25AndGodאֱלֹהִים֩'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thebeastH929of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776afterH3588itsH3605kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327, and thecattleH929afterH3588theirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327, andeveryH3605thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431that creepethuponH7200thegroundH776afterH3588itsH3605kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327: andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200that it wasgoodH2896.

26AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, LetusH5921makeנַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120in ourimageבְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbe.tzal.Me.nuH6754,afterH5921ourlikenessכִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkid.mu.Te.nuH1823: and let them havedominionוְיִרְדּוּ֩ve.yir.DuH7287over thefishבִדְגַ֨תvid.GatH1710of theseaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220, and over thefowlוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the air, and over thecattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929, and overallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and overeveryוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethuponH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdוַיִּבְרָ֨אvai.yiv.Ra'H1254manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120in his ownimageבְּצַלְמ֔וֹbe.tzal.MoH6754, in theimageבְּצֶ֥לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1254he him;maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254he them.

28AndGodאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them: andGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Befruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֛וּu.re.VuH7235, and replenish theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andsubdueוְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָve.khiv.Shu.haH3533it; and havedominionוּרְד֞וּu.re.DuH7287over thefishבִּדְגַ֤תbid.GatH1710of theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and over thefowlוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the air, and overeveryH3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416thingH3605that movethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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