Genesis

Genesis 1:27–28

²⁷So God created man in His own image;

in the image of God He created him;

male and female He created them.^e

²⁸God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Footnotes

e 1:27 Cited in Matthew 19:4|MAT 19:4and Mark 10:6

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Genesis 1:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So God	אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
created	וַיִּבְרָ֨א	way·yiḇ·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
man	הָֽאָדָם֙	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
in His	בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ	bə·ṣal·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6754 image
in the image	בְּצֶ֥לֶם	bə·ṣe·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6754 image
of God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
He created	בָּרָ֣א	bā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
him	אֹת֑וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
male	זָכָ֥ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
and female	וּנְקֵבָ֖ה	ū·nə·qê·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5347 female
He created	בָּרָ֥א	bā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
them	אֹתָֽם׃	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

Genesis 1:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִים֒	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
blessed	וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
them	אֹתָם֮	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Be fruitful	פְּר֥וּ	pə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply	וּרְב֛וּ	ū·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and fill	וּמִלְא֥וּ	ū·mil·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and subdue it	וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ	wə·ḵiḇ·šu·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H3533 subdue, bring into bondage
rule	וּרְד֞וּ	ū·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
over the fish	בִּדְגַ֤ת	biḏ·ḡaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1710 fish
of the sea	הַיָּם֙	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and the birds	וּבְע֣וֹף	ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and every	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
creature	חַיָּ֖ה	ḥay·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
that crawls	הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת	hā·rō·me·śeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Genesis 1:27 Matthew 19:4 · Genesis 5:1–2 · Ephesians 2:10 · Mark 10:6 · Genesis 2:21–25 · Ephesians 4:24 · Psalm 139:14 · Isaiah 43:7 · Colossians 1:15 · 1 Corinthians 11:7–9 · Genesis 2:18 · Malachi 2:15

Genesis 1:28 Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 9:7 · Leviticus 26:9 · Psalm 128:3–4 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Genesis 1:22 · Genesis 17:20 · Psalm 127:1–5 · Isaiah 45:18 · Genesis 8:17 · Psalm 107:38 · Genesis 26:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.