God & Savior

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
Genesis 1:26
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.Seh“let us make”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  4. אָדָ֛ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  5. בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbe.tzal.Me.nu“in image our”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from צֶ֫לֶם · “image” · Strong's H6754
  6. כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkid.mu.Te.nu“according to likeness our”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from דְּמוּת · “likeness” · Strong's H1823
  7. וְיִרְדּוּ֩ve.yir.Du“and they may rule”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדָה · “to rule” · Strong's H7287A
  8. בִדְגַ֨תvid.Gat“over [the] fish of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from דָּגָה · “fish” · Strong's H1710
  9. הַיָּ֜םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  10. וּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'of“and over [the] bird[s] of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עוֹף · “bird” · Strong's H5775
  11. הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  12. וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.Mah“and over the livestock”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  13. וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and over all”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  14. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  15. וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and over every”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. הָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mes“<the> creeping thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫מֶשׂ · “creeping” · Strong's H7431
  17. הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.Mes“which creeps”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָמַשׂ · “to creep” · Strong's H7430
  18. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)