26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 1:26:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomer{And He} said Genesis 1:26:2 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֔יםelohimGod Genesis 1:26:3 ⧉נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הnaaselet us make Genesis 1:26:4 ⧉אָדָ֛םadamhumankind Genesis 1:26:5 ⧉בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּbetsalmenuin our image Genesis 1:26:6 ⧉כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּkidmutenuaccording to our likeness Genesis 1:26:7 ⧉וְיִרְדּוּ֩veyirdu{And} let them rule Genesis 1:26:8 ⧉בִדְגַ֨תvidgatover the fish of Genesis 1:26:9 ⧉הַיָּ֜םhayamthe sea Genesis 1:26:10 ⧉וּבְע֣וֹףuveofand over birds of Genesis 1:26:11 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםhashamayimthe skies Genesis 1:26:12 ⧉וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙uvabehemaand over the livestock Genesis 1:26:13 ⧉וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץuvekholhaaretsand over all the earth Genesis 1:26:14 ⧉וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂuvekholharemesand over every crawling thing Genesis 1:26:15 ⧉הֽ͏ָרֹמֵ֥שׂharomesthat crawls Genesis 1:26:16 ⧉עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃alhaaretsupon the earth |
26. Formal Translation And God {Elohim, Creator King} said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the heavens, over the cattle, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that moves upon the earth.” |
26. Dynamic Translation Then God {Elohim, Relational Maker} said, “Let Us create people in Our likeness so that they may rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock on the land, and every little creature that crawls across the earth.” |