KJV King James Version
So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
WEB World English Bible
God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
ASV American Standard Version
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Genesis 1
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּבְרָ֨אH1254 · ba.rato createאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀H430 · e.lo.himGodאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָֽאָדָם֙H120 · a.dammanבְּצַלְמ֔וֹH6754 · tse.lemimageבְּצֶ֥לֶםH6754 · tse.lemimageאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodבָּרָ֣אH1254 · ba.rato createאֹת֑וֹH853 · et[Obj.]זָכָ֥רH2145 · za.kharmaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הH5347 · ne.qe.vahfemaleבָּרָ֥אH1254 · ba.rato createאֹתָֽם׃H853 · et[Obj.]
Cross-references
Matthew 19:4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,Genesis 5:1-2This [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.Mark 10:6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.Genesis 2:21-25And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;Ephesians 4:24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.Psalm 139:14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.Isaiah 43:7[Even] every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.Colossians 1:15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:1 Corinthians 11:7-9For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.Malachi 2:15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.Colossians 1:26[Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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