Genesis 1:27

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת־הֽ͏ָאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

And wayyibrāʾ ʾĕlōhîm ʾet-the ʾādām in ṣelem-his in ṣelem ʾĕlōhîm bārāʾ ʾōtô zākār and nĕqēbāh bārāʾ ʾōtām

Grammar Details

• *bĕ-ṣalmô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - in image-his
• *bĕ-ṣelem*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in image of
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3ms suffix - him
• *zākār*: noun, masculine singular - male
• *û-nĕqēbāh*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and female
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3mp suffix - them

Word Meanings

• *zākār*: male/man
• *nĕqēbāh*: female/woman

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And God{H430} created{H1254} man{H120} in his own image,{H6754} in the image{H6754} of God{H430} created{H1254} he him; male{H2145} and female{H5347} created{H1254} he them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So God{H430} created{H1254}{(H8799)} man{H120} in his own image{H6754}, in the image{H6754} of God{H430} created{H1254}{(H8804)} he him; male{H2145} and female{H5347} created{H1254}{(H8804)} he them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And God created man after hys lycknesse after the lycknesse of god created he him: male and female created he them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And God created man after his licknesse: after ye licknesse of God created he him, male & female created he them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus God created the man in his image: in the image of God created he him: he created them male and female.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.