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Genesis 1:27 — King James Version← Study notes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.


Genesis 1:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:2713 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּבְרָ֨אwayibərāʾ
and he createdconjH1254
create · cut down · dispatch · do ···
אֱלֹהִ֤יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָֽ/אָדָם֙hāʾādām
humankindparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
בְּ/צַלְמ֔/וֹbəṣaləmwō
in own image hispronH6754
vain shew
בְּ/צֶ֥לֶםbəṣelem
in the image ofpronH6754
vain shew
אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
בָּרָ֣אbārāʾ
he createdverbH1254
create · cut down · dispatch · do ···
אֹת֑/וֹʾōtwō
itparticleH853
זָכָ֥רzākār
maleadjH2145
him · man(child · -kind)
וּ/נְקֵבָ֖הwnəqēbāh
and femaleconjH5347
בָּרָ֥אbārāʾ
he createdverbH1254
create · cut down · dispatch · do ···
אֹתָֽ/םʾōtām
themparticleH853
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Amara OseiNote2mo ago
Male and female
So God created human beings in His own image - in the image of God He created them, male and female He created them. This verse has become increasingly important to me as I think about what it means t...
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Yuki TanakaNote2mo ago
Made in God's Image, Whatever That Means
My fourteen-year-old asked me last month: 'If we're made in God's image, does that mean God has a face and hands?' I told her honestly - theologians have debated this for centuries and I'm still worki...
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