King James Version

Genesis 1:27

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

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וַיִּבְרָ֨אvayivraand createבָּרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and create”, the next action in the storyH1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).אֱלֹהִ֤יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָֽאָדָם֙haadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.בְּצַלְמ֔וֹbetsalmvoin imageצֶלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.בְּצֶ֥לֶםbetselemin imageצֶלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.אֱלֹהִ֖יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בָּרָ֣אbaracreateבָּרָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “create”, a completed actionH1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).אֹת֑וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).זָכָ֥רzakharmaleזָכָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “male”, the ordinary formH2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)[idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind).וּנְקֵבָ֖הuneqevahand femaleנְקֵבָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and female”, the ordinary formH5347female (from the sexual form)female.בָּרָ֥אbaracreateבָּרָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “create”, a completed actionH1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).אֹתָֽםotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποιήσεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον· κατʼ εἰκόνα Θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν· ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς.

Quoted in

Matthew 19:4 Matthew 19:4 · King James VersionAnd he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,Matthew 19:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Have ye not read
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,