Hebrew Masoretic Text of Genesis 1 & Literal English Translation

Genesis 1

(1:1)בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ. (1:2)וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם. (1:3)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר. (1:4)וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאוֹר כִּי טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ. (1:5)וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד. 

(1:6)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם. (1:7)וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַיְהִי כֵן. (1:8)וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִי. 

(1:9)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַיְהִי כֵן. (1:10)וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי טוֹב. (1:11)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ בוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי כֵן. (1:12)וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי טוֹב. (1:13)וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי. 

(1:14)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים. (1:15)וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי כֵן. (1:16)וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים. (1:17)וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל הָאָרֶץ. (1:18)וְלִמְשֹׁל בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה וּלְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי טוֹב. (1:19)וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם רְבִיעִי. 

(1:20)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל הָאָרֶץ עַל פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם. (1:21)וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים וְאֵת כָּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵהֶם וְאֵת כָּל עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי טוֹב. (1:22)וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָרֶץ. (1:23)וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי. 

(1:24)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַיְתוֹ אֶרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וַיְהִי כֵן. (1:25)וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֵת כָּל רֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי טוֹב. (1:26)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל הָאָרֶץ. (1:27)וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם. (1:28)וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל חַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל הָאָרֶץ. (1:29)וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת כָּל עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי כָל הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת כָּל הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ פְרִי עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה. (1:30)וּלְכָל חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת כָּל יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב  לְאָכְלָה וַיְהִי  כֵן. (1:31)וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְהִנֵּה טוֹב מְאֹד וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי.

Literal English Translation:

(1:1) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

(1:2) And the earth came to be without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over-upon the face of the waters. (1:3) And God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light. (1:4) And God saw the light, that it was good: and God separated the light from the darkness. (1:5) And God called the light “Day,” and the darkness He called “Night,” and there was evening and there was morning, one day.

(1:6) And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” (1:7) And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse: and it was so. (1:8) And God called the expanse “Heavens,” and there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

(1:9) And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear,” and it was so. (1:10) And God called the dry land “Earth;” and the gathering together of the waters He called “Seas:” and God saw that it was good.

(1:11) And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass-vegetation, plants yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth,” and it was so. (1:12) And the earth brought forth grass-vegetation, and plants yielding seed after their kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it was good. (1:13) And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

(1:14) And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for appointed time-seasons, and for days, and years: (1:15) And let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,” and it was so. (1:16) And God revealed-appointed two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. (1:17) And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth, (1:18) And to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. (1:19) And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

(1:20) And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let flying creatures fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” (1:21) And God created great sea creatures, and every living soul that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged flying creature after its kind: and God saw that it was good. (1:22) And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply upon the earth.” (1:23) And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

(1:24) And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living souls according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds,” and it was so. (1:25) And God made the beast of the earth after their kind, and livestock after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind: and God saw that it was good.

(1:26) And God said, “Let Us make adam* in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the heavens, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” (1:27) So God created the man(Adam) in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (1:28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish-fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

(1:29) And God said, “Behold! I have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. (1:30) And to every beast of the earth, and to every flying creature of the heavens, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth wherein there is a living soul (the breath of life), I have given every green plant for food,” and it was so. (1:31) And God saw everything that He had made and behold! It was very good, and there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

[Footnote: Gen. 1:26] man/mankind

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