King James Version

Genesis 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

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זֶ֣הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…סֵ֔פֶרseferbookסֵפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “book”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5612properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a bookbill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.תּוֹלְדֹ֖תtoledotbirthתּוֹלְדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “birth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8435(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) historybirth, generations.אָדָ֑םadamAdamאָדָםnoun, proper name — “Adam”H121Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in PalestineAdam.בְּי֗וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…בְּרֹ֤אberocreateבָּרָאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “create”, the to-form of the verbH1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).אֱלֹהִים֙elohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, 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.אָדָ֔םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.בִּדְמ֥וּתbidmutin likeדְּמוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in like”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1823resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, likefashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.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.עָשָׂ֥הasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֹתֽוֹotvoobject 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Young’s Literal Translation

This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;

World English Bible

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

Darby Translation

This is the book of Adam's generations. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.

Douay-Rheims

This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This is the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως ἀνθρώπων· ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἀδὰμ, κατʼ εἰκόνα Θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν·