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Genesis 1, verse 1.
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים
אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Originally, God-created the-heavens-and-the-earth.
Genesis 1, verse 2.
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ
וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְהֹ֑ום
Now-the-Earth-was-in-a-state-of-formlessness and-emptiness,
together-with-darkness-upon-the-face-of-turbulence
וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים
מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
But-the-Spirit-of-God
was-in-process-of-hovering
over-the-face-of-the-waters.
Genesis 1, verse 3.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י אֹ֑ור
Then-God-said “Let-there-be-light”
וַֽיְהִי־אֹֽור׃
And-there-was-light.
Genesis 1, verse 4.
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאֹ֖ור כִּי־טֹ֑וב
And-God-regarded-the-light
because-it-was-good,
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים
בֵּ֥ין הָאֹ֖ור וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
And-God-made-distinction-between-the-light
and-between-the-darkness;
Genesis 1, verse 5.
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאֹור֙ יֹ֔ום
And-God-named-the-light “Day”
וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה
But-the-darkness-He-had-called “Night”;
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום אֶחָֽד׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
Day One.
Genesis 1, verse 6.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים
Then-God-said
יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַמָּ֑יִם
“Let-there-be-a-plate-expanse
in-the-midst-of-the-waters
וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃
and-let-it-create-a-separation-between-the-waters
relative-to-those-waters;”
Genesis 1, verse 7.
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒
And-God-made-the-plate-expanse,
וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙
and-He-made-a-separation between-the-waters
אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ
which-were-beneath-the-plate-expanse
וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ
and-between-the-waters
which-were-above-the-plate-expanse,
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-into-being.
Genesis 1, verse 8.
וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם
And-God-named-the-plate-expanse “Heaven”,
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום שֵׁנִֽי׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
a-second-day.
Genesis 1, verse 9.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
And-God-said
יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־מָקֹ֣ום אֶחָ֔ד
“Let-the-waters-from-below-the-heavens
be-gathered-to-one-region,
וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
then-let-the-dry-land-be-seen.”
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-about.
Genesis 1, verse 10.
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ
And-God-called-the-dry-land “Earth”,
וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים
and-the-collecting-place-of-the-waters
He-had-called“Ocean”,
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב׃
And-God-saw-to-it-that-it-was-good.
Genesis 1, verse 11.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
Then-God-said
תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֔שֶׁא
“Let-the-earth-put-forth-greenery,
עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע
Vegetation-yielding-seed
עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינֹ֔ו
Fruit-tree, producing-fruit
according-to-its-kind
אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעֹו־בֹ֖ו עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ
where-it’s-seed-is-within-it,
upon-the-Earth.”
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-about.
Genesis 1, verse 12.
וַתֹּוצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ דֶּ֠שֶׁא
Then-the-earth-brought-forth-greenery,
עֵ֣שֶׂב מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
Vegetation-yielding-seed
according-to-its-kind
וְעֵ֧ץ עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִ֛י אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעֹו־בֹ֖ו
לְמִינֵ֑הוּ
and-trees-producing-fruit
where-it’s-seed-is-within-it
according-to-its-kind,
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב׃
And-God-saw-to-it-that-it-was-good.
Genesis 1, verse 13.
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
a-third-day.
Genesis 1, verse 14.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
Then-God-said
יְהִ֤י מְאֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
“Let-there-be-lights
in-the-plate-expanse-of-the-heavens
לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַיֹּ֖ום וּבֵ֣ין הַלָּ֑יְלָה
in-order-to-differentiate-between-the-day
and-between-the-night,
וְהָי֤וּ לְאֹתֹת֙ וּלְמֹ֣ועֲדִ֔ים
And-let-them-be-for-signs
and-for-appointments
וּלְיָמִ֖ים וְשָׁנִֽים׃
and-for-days-and-years;”
Genesis 1, verse 15.
וְהָי֤וּ לִמְאֹורֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
“And-also-let-them-be-for-light-sources
in-the-plate-expanse-of-the-heavens,
לְהָאִ֖יר עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ
in-order-to-give-light-upon-the-earth;”
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-about.
Genesis 1, verse 16.
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים
And-God-made
אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים
the-two-great-lights:
אֶת־הַמָּאֹ֤ור הַגָּדֹל֙
The-greater-light,
לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיֹּ֔ום
for-the-realm-of-the-day,
וְאֶת־הַמָּאֹ֤ור הַקָּטֹן֙
And-the-lesser-light,
לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה
for-the-realm-of-the-night
וְאֵ֖ת הַכֹּוכָבִֽים׃
and-also-the-stars;
Psalms 136, verse 9.
אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כֹוכָבִים
The-moon-and-the-stars
לְמֶמְשְׁלֹ֣ות בַּלָּ֑יְלָה
for-the-realms-in-the-night;
כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃
for-His-mercy-is-unto-perpetuity.
Genesis 1, verse 17.
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים
And-God-set-them
בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
in-the-plate-expanse-of-the-heavens
לְהָאִ֖יר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
in-order-to-give-light-upon-the-earth,
Genesis 1, verse 18.
וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה
And-to-predominate within-the-day
and-within-the-night,
וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הָאֹ֖ור וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ
and-for-making-distinction-between-the-light
and-between-the-darkness,
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב׃
And-God-saw-to-it-that-it-was-good.
Genesis 1, verse 19.
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום רְבִיעִֽי׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
a-fourth-day.
Genesis 1, verse 20.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים
Then-God-said:
יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם שֶׁ֖רֶץ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה
“Let-the-waters-abound-with
swarming-creatures-of-living-entity
וְעֹוף֙ יְעֹופֵ֣ף עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ
And-let-flying-creatures-soar-over-the-Earth
עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רְקִ֥יעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
before-the-face-of
the-plate-expanse-of-the-heavens.”
Genesis 1, verse 21.
וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים
And-God-created
אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים
the-great-sea-dragons,
וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה ׀ הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת
And-every-living-creature-that-moves,
אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם
those-that-swarm-the-waters
according-to-their-kind,
וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־עֹ֤וף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
and-every-winged-flying-creature
according-to-its-kind;
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב׃
And-God-saw-to-it that-it-was-good.
Genesis 1, verse 22.
וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר
Then-God-blessed-them saying
פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֗וּ
“Be-fruitful-and-become-numerous
וּמִלְא֤וּ אֶת־הַמַּ֙יִם֙ בַּיַּמִּ֔ים
and-fill-the-waters-in-the-ocean
וְהָעֹ֖וף יִ֥רֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
and-let-the-flying-creature-multiply-on-the-earth.”
Genesis 1, verse 23.
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום חֲמִישִֽׁי׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
a-fifth-day.
Genesis 1, verse 24.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
Then-God-said
תֹּוצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ
“Let-the-earth-bring-forth-the-living-creature
according-to-its-kind
בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתֹו־אֶ֖רֶץ לְמִינָ֑הּ
beast-and-moving-creature
and-its-earthy-living-organism.
according-to-its-kind”
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-about.
Genesis 1, verse 25.
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֩ אֶת־חַיַּ֨ת הָאָ֜רֶץ
And-God-made-the-living-creature-of-the-earth
לְמִינָ֗הּ
according-to-its-kind
וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ
And-so-the-beast-according-to-its-kind
וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ
and-so-every-moving-creature-of-the-ground
according-to-its-kind:
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב׃
And-God-saw-to-it-that-it-was-good.
Genesis 1, verse 26.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים
Then-God-said
נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ
“Let-us-make-mankind in-Our-image
according-to-our-likeness
וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְעֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
And-let-them-have-dominion
over-the-fish-of-the-sea
and-over-the-flying-creature-of-the-heavens
וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ
and-over-the-beast and-over-all-the-earth
וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
and-over-every-moving-creature
that-moves-upon-the-earth.”
Genesis 1, verse 27.
וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת־הָֽאָדָם֙
So-God-created-mankind
בְּצַלְמֹ֔ו
in-His-image
בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹתֹ֑ו
In-the-image-of-God He-created-him;
זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃
male-and-female-He-created-them.
Genesis 1, verse 28.
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒
And-God-blessed-them,
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים
and-God-said-unto-them
פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ
וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ
“Be-fruitful-and-become-many,
and-fill-the-earth and-subjugate-it;
וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְעֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
And-have-dominion-over-the-fish-of-the-sea
and-over-the-flying-creature-of-the-sky
וּבְכָל־חַיָּ֖ה הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
and-over-every-living-creature
that-moves-upon-the-earth.”
Genesis 1, verse 29.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּה֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם
Then-God-said
“Behold-I-have-given-you
אֶת־כָּל־עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע
every-grass that-is-yielding-seed
אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ
which-is-upon-the-face-of-the-whole-earth;
וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵ֛ץ
and-every-tree
אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֥ו פְרִי־עֵ֖ץ זֹרֵ֣עַ זָ֑רַע
where-on-it-is-tree-fruit, that-is-yielding-seed
לָכֶ֥ם יִֽהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָֽה׃
To-you-it-shall-be-for-food.”
Genesis 1, verse 30.
וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּ֣ת הָ֠אָרֶץ
“And-for-every-land-animal
וּלְכָל־עֹ֨וף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם
and-for-every-flying-creature-of-the-heavens
וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀ רֹומֵ֣שׂ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ
and-for-every-creature-moving-upon-the-Earth
אֲשֶׁר־בֹּו֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה
that-which-within-itself-is-a-living-entity
אֶת־כָּל־יֶ֥רֶק עֵ֖שֶׂב לְאָכְלָ֑ה
All-vegetation-foliage-for-food.”
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
And-just-so-it-came-about.
Genesis 1, verse 31.
וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה
And-God-inspected-
everything-that-He-had-made
וְהִנֵּה־טֹ֖וב מְאֹ֑ד
and-behold it-was-good exceedingly!
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר יֹ֥ום הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃
פ
And-there-was-nightfall
and-there-was-daybreak,
a-sixth-day.
Genesis 2, verse 1.
וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ
Thus-were-completed the-heavens-and-the-earth
וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃
and-all-their-array,
Genesis 2, verse 2.
וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
And-on-the-seventh-day-God-completed
מְלַאכְתֹּ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
His-handiwork, that-which-He-had-done
וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
And-He-rested-on-the-seventh-day
מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתֹּ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃
from-all-His-craftsmanship
that-He-had-carried-out;
Genesis 2, verse 3.
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־יֹ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
And-God-blessed-the-seventh-day
וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹתֹ֑ו
and-He-set-it-apart
כִּ֣י בֹ֤ו שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתֹּ֔ו
Because-in-it-He-had-rested
from-all-His-craftmanship,
אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃
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that-which-God-had-created
by-fashioning-for-producing.
Website translation into English by E G Van Gent.
The Hebrew Masoretic Text is Unicode-XML version 1 point 3 Leningrad Codex,
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Audio excerpts from
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Genesis 1, verse 1 to Genesis 2, verse 3. Hebrew Audio.
