Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.45.18", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה בּוֹרֵ֨א הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים יֹצֵ֨ר הָאָ֤רֶץ וְעֹשָׂהּ֙ ה֣וּא כֽוֹנְנָ֔הּ לֹא־תֹ֥הוּ בְרָאָ֖הּ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת יְצָרָ֑הּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין עֽוֹד", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar*-*YHWH* *bôrēʾ* the-*šāmayim* he the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *yōṣēr* the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*ʿōśāh* he *kônĕnāh* not-*tōhû* *bĕrāʾāh* for-*šebet* *yĕṣārāh* *ʾănî* *YHWH* and-*ʾên* *ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - creator of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens/sky", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the God/gods", "*yōṣēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - former of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*ʿōśāh*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - who made it", "*kônĕnāh*": "polel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he established it", "*tōhû*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/waste/chaos", "*bĕrāʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he created it", "*šebet*": "qal infinitive construct - to be inhabited", "*yĕṣārāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd person feminine suffix - he formed it", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/there is no", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/besides" }, "variants": { "*bôrēʾ*": "creator of/who creates/maker of", "*yōṣēr*": "former of/who forms/fashioner of", "*ʿōśāh*": "who made it/its maker/who produced it", "*kônĕnāh*": "he established it/he fixed it/he prepared it", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/waste/chaos/formlessness", "*bĕrāʾāh*": "he created it/he formed it/he made it", "*šebet*": "to be inhabited/to be lived in/for habitation", "*yĕṣārāh*": "he formed it/he fashioned it/he shaped it" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, han som er Gud, som formet og laget jorden, han som grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke for å ligge øde, men formet den for å være bebodd: 'Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For slik sier Herren som skapte himmelen; Gud selv som formet jorden og laget den; han grunnfestet den, han skapte den ikke til intet, han formet den for å bo på den: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk King James

  For så sier Herren som skapte himmelene; Gud selv som dannet jorden og gjorde den; han har grunnlagt den, han skapte den ikke forgjeves, han formet den til å bli bebodd: Jeg er Herren; og det finnes ingen annen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For så sier Herren, han som skapte himmelen, den Gud som dannet og gjorde jorden; han som grunnla den, han skapte den ikke for å være øde, men formet den for å bo der: Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For så sier Herren, himmelens skaper, han er Gud, som formet jorden og gjorde den, som grunnfestet den, ikke for tomhet skapte han den, men formet den til å beboes: Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, Gud selv, som dannet jorden og laget den, han har grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke til intet, men formet den for å befolkes: Jeg er Herren, og ingen annen er til.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik sier HERREN, den som skapte himmelen; Gud selv, som formet jorden og gjorde den, har etablert den – han skapte den ikke forgjeves, men for at den skal være bebodd: Jeg er HERREN, og det finnes ingen andre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, Gud selv, som dannet jorden og laget den, han har grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke til intet, men formet den for å befolkes: Jeg er Herren, og ingen annen er til.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen: Han er Gud. Han formet jorden og gjorde den, han grunnfestet den. Han skapte den ikke til tomhet, men formet den for å bo på. Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen. Han er Gud, som dannet jorden og skapte den; han grunnfestet den og skapte den ikke til tomhet, men formet den for å bebos: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saa sagde Herren, som skabte Himmelen, han, den Gud, som dannede Jorden, som gjorde den, beredte den, skabte den ikke øde, men dannede den til at boe udi: Jeg er Herren, og der er Ingen ydermere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himlene; Gud selv som formet jorden og laget den; han har grunnfestet den, han skapte den ikke tom, han formet den for å bli bebodd: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For thus says the LORD who created the heavens; God Himself who formed the earth and made it; He has established it, He did not create it in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is no other.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For slik sier Herren, som skapte himlene, Gud som formet jorden og laget den, som etablerte den og ikke skapte den til ødemark, som formet den til å være bebodd: Jeg er Herren; og det finnes ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik sier Herren, himmelens skaper, han er Gud. Han formet jorden og gjorde den, han har grunnlagt den. Ikke til tomhet skapte han den, til beboelse formet han den: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For slik sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, den Gud som formet jorden og laget den, som grunnfestet den og ikke skapte den til å være øde, men dannet den til å være bebodd: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dette er Herrens ord som skapte himlene; han er Gud; skaperen og designeren av jorden; som ikke skapte den for å være øde, men som et bosted for mennesket: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus sayeth the LORDE: euen he that created heauen, the God yt made the earth, that fashioned it, and set it forth: I haue not made it for naught, but I made it to be enhabited: Euen I the LORDE, without whom there is none other.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thus saith the Lorde (that created heauen, God himselfe, that formed the earth, & made it: he that prepared it, he created it not in vaine: he formed it to be inhabited) I am the Lord, and there is none other.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus saith the Lorde, Euen he that created heauen, the God that made the earth & fassioned it, and set it foorth, he dyd not make it for naught, but to be inhabited, euen I the Lorde, without whom there is none other.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: I am Yahweh; and there is no one else.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it -- not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting He formed it: `I `am' Jehovah, and there is none else.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Yahweh; and there is no other.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 42:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.42.5", "source": "כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הָאֵ֣ל ׀ יְהוָ֗ה בּוֹרֵ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔ם רֹקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ וְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָ נֹתֵ֤ן נְשָׁמָה֙ לָעָ֣ם עָלֶ֔יהָ וְר֖וּחַ לַהֹלְכִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃", "text": "*kōh*-*ʾāmar* *hāʾēl* *YHWH* *bôrēʾ* *haššāmayim* *wənôṭêhem* *rōqaʿ* *hāʾāreṣ* *wəṣeʾĕṣāʾêhā* *nōṯēn* *nəšāmāh* *lāʿām* *ʿālêhā* *wərûaḥ* *lahōləḵîm* *bāh*", "grammar": { "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "3rd person masculine singular qal perfect verb - he says/said", "*hāʾēl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the God", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - creator of/creating", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*wənôṭêhem*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and who stretches them out", "*rōqaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - spreader/spreads out", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth", "*wəṣeʾĕṣāʾêhā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its offspring/productions", "*nōṯēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - giver of/giving", "*nəšāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - breath", "*lāʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the people", "*ʿālêhā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - upon it", "*wərûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and spirit", "*lahōləḵîm*": "preposition + qal participle, masculine plural - to those who walk", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*kōh*": "thus/so/in this manner", "*ʾāmar*": "says/said/declares", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*bôrēʾ*": "creator of/one who creates/creating", "*nôṭêhem*": "who stretches them out/who extends them/who spreads them", "*rōqaʿ*": "who spreads out/who hammers out/who expands", "*ṣeʾĕṣāʾêhā*": "its offspring/its produce/its products/its growth", "*nəšāmāh*": "breath/spirit/life", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*hōləḵîm*": "those who walk/those who go/those who live" } }
• Gen 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.2", "source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And the *ʾāreṣ* *hāyĕtāh* *tōhû* *wā-bōhû* and *ḥōšek* upon *pĕnê* *tĕhôm* and *rûaḥ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mĕraḥepet* upon *pĕnê* the *māyim*", "grammar": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos", "*wā-bōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*pĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of", "*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of", "*mĕraḥepet*": "verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "was/became/existed", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*bōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*tĕhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/primordial waters", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mĕraḥepet*": "hovering/moving/fluttering/brooding" } }
• Ps 115:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.16", "source": "הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שָׁ֭מַיִם לַיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץ נָתַ֥ן לִבְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃", "text": "The-*šāmayim* *šāmayim* to-*YHWH*, *wĕ*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *nāṯan* to-*bĕnê*-*ʾāḏām*.", "grammar": { "הַשָּׁמַיִם": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, 'the heavens'", "שָׁמַיִם": "noun, masculine plural, 'heavens'", "לַיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'to/for YHWH'", "*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'", "הָאָרֶץ": "definite article + noun, feminine singular, 'the earth'", "*nāṯan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he gave'", "לִבְנֵי": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct, 'to sons of'", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular, 'man/mankind'" }, "variants": { "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*nāṯan*": "gave/placed/established", "*bĕnê*": "sons of/children of", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/humankind/mankind" } }
• Ezek 36:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.36.10", "source": "וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י עֲלֵיכֶם֙ אָדָ֔ם כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כֻּלֹּ֑ה וְנֹֽשְׁבוּ֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים וְהֶחֳרָב֖וֹת תִּבָּנֶֽינָה׃", "text": "*wəhirbêtî* *'ălêkem* *'ādām* *kol-bêt* *yiśrā'ēl* *kullōh* *wənōšbû* *he'ārîm* *wəheḥŏrābôt* *tibbāneynâ*", "grammar": { "*wəhirbêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will multiply", "*'ălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humans", "*kol-bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular construct - all house of", "*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kullōh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - all of it", "*wənōšbû*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they shall be inhabited", "*he'ārîm*": "article + noun, feminine plural - the cities", "*wəheḥŏrābôt*": "conjunction + article + noun, feminine plural - and the ruins", "*tibbāneynâ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they shall be built" }, "variants": { "*'ādām*": "man/mankind/humans/population", "*kullōh*": "all of it/in its entirety", "*nōšbû*": "they shall be inhabited/settled/populated", "*ḥŏrābôt*": "ruins/waste places/desolate areas" } } 11 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.36.11", "source": "וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָ֖ה וְרָב֣וּ וּפָר֑וּ וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֜ם כְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם וְהֵטִֽבֹתִי֙ מֵרִאשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wəhirbêtî* *'ălêkem* *'ādām* *ûbəhēmâ* *wərābû* *ûfārû* *wəhôšabtî* *'etkem* *kəqadmôtêkem* *wəhēṭibōtî* *mēri'šōtêkem* *wîda'tem* *kî-'ănî* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wəhirbêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will multiply", "*'ălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humans", "*ûbəhēmâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and cattle/animals", "*wərābû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they shall multiply", "*ûfārû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they shall be fruitful", "*wəhôšabtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cause to settle", "*'etkem*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you", "*kəqadmôtêkem*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - as your former times", "*wəhēṭibōtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will do better", "*mēri'šōtêkem*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - than your beginnings", "*wîda'tem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall know", "*kî-'ănî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - that I am", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD" }, "variants": { "*'ādām* *ûbəhēmâ*": "humans and cattle/people and livestock", "*rābû* *ûfārû*": "they will multiply and be fruitful - hendiadys for abundant increase", "*kəqadmôtêkem*": "as in your former times/as in your past/as before", "*mēri'šōtêkem*": "than your beginnings/than at first/than previously" } } 12 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.36.12", "source": "וְהוֹלַכְתִּי֩ עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם אָדָ֜ם אֶת־עַמִּ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִֽירֵשׁ֔וּךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה וְלֹא־תוֹסִ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְשַׁכְּלָֽם׃ ס", "text": "*wəhôlaktî* *'ălêkem* *'ādām* *'et-'ammî* *yiśrā'ēl* *wîrēšûkā* *wəhāyîtā* *lāhem* *lənaḥălâ* *wəlō'-tôsîf* *'ôd* *ləšakkəlām* [*sāmek*]", "grammar": { "*wəhôlaktî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cause to walk", "*'ălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humans", "*'et-'ammî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wîrēšûkā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and they will possess you", "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to/for them", "*lənaḥălâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for inheritance", "*wəlō'-tôsîf*": "conjunction + negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall not add", "*'ôd*": "adverb - again/anymore", "*ləšakkəlām*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to bereave them", "*sāmek*": "paragraph marker" }, "variants": { "*hôlaktî* *'ălêkem* *'ādām*": "I will bring people upon you/I will cause people to walk on you", "*wîrēšûkā*": "they will possess you/they will inherit you", "*naḥălâ*": "inheritance/possession", "*ləšakkəlām*": "to bereave them/to make them childless/to deprive them of children" } }
• Gen 1:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.26", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הֽ͏ָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *naʿăśeh* *ʾādām* in *ṣelem*-our as *dĕmût*-our and *yirdû* in *dĕgat* the *yām* and in *ʿôp* the *šāmayim* and in the *bĕhēmāh* and in all-the *ʾāreṣ* and in all-the *remeś* the *rōmēś* upon the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*naʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person common plural - let us make", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/human", "*bĕ-ṣalmēnû*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 1cp suffix - in image-our", "*ki-dĕmûtēnû*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + 1cp suffix - as likeness-our", "*wĕ-yirdû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, jussive - and let them rule", "*bi-dĕgat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in fish of", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*û-bĕ-ʿôp*": "conjunction + preposition + noun - and in flying creature of", "*û-ba-bĕhēmāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun - and in the livestock", "*û-bĕ-kol*": "conjunction + preposition + noun - and in all of", "*û-bĕ-kol-hā-remeś*": "conjunction + preposition + noun + definite article + noun - and in all the creeping thing", "*hā-rōmēś*": "definite article + verb, qal participle, masculine singular - the creeping" }, "variants": { "*naʿăśeh*": "let us make/let us create/let us fashion", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/human/humanity/man", "*ṣelem*": "image/likeness/representation", "*dĕmût*": "likeness/resemblance/pattern", "*yirdû*": "let them rule/let them have dominion/let them subdue", "*dĕgat*": "fish of/aquatic creatures of", "*yām*": "sea/ocean/large body of water", "*rōmēś*": "creeping/moving/crawling" } }
• Gen 1:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.28", "source": "וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּ֖ה הֽ͏ָרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *wayĕbārek* *ʾōtām* *ʾĕlōhîm* and *wayyōʾmer* to-them *ʾĕlōhîm* *pĕrû* and *rĕbû* and *milʾû* *ʾet*-the *ʾāreṣ* and *kibšūhā* and *rĕdû* in *dĕgat* the *yām* and in *ʿôp* the *šāmayim* and in all-*ḥayyāh* the *rōmeśet* upon the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them", "*wĕ-kibšūhā*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative, masculine plural + 3fs suffix - and subdue it", "*û-rĕdû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - and rule", "*û-bĕ-kol-ḥayyāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun + noun - and in all living thing", "*hā-rōmeśet*": "definite article + verb, qal participle, feminine singular - the creeping" }, "variants": { "*kibšūhā*": "subdue it/dominate it/bring it under control" } }
• Isa 45:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.12", "source": "אָֽנֹכִי֙ עָשִׂ֣יתִי אֶ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֖ם עָלֶ֣יהָ בָרָ֑אתִי אֲנִ֗י יָדַי֙ נָט֣וּ שָׁמַ֔יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֖ם צִוֵּֽיתִי", "text": "*ʾānōkî* *ʿāśîtî* *ʾereṣ* and-*ʾādām* upon-her *bārāʾtî* *ʾănî* my-*yāday* *nāṭû* *šāmayim* and-all-*ṣĕbāʾām* *ṣiwwêtî*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I made", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - mankind/humans", "*bārāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I created", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*yāday*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person suffix - my hands", "*nāṭû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they stretched out", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*ṣĕbāʾām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person plural suffix - their host", "*ṣiwwêtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I commanded" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśîtî*": "I made/I created/I formed", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/world/ground", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humans/humanity/man", "*bārāʾtî*": "I created/I formed/I made", "*nāṭû*": "they stretched out/they spread out/they extended", "*ṣĕbāʾām*": "their host/their army/their multitude", "*ṣiwwêtî*": "I commanded/I ordered/I appointed" } }
• Jer 10:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.12", "source": "עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּכֹח֔וֹ מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "*ʿōśēh* *ʾereṣ* by-*kōḥô* *mēḵîn* *tēbēl* by-*ḥoḵmātô* and-by-*tebûnātô* *nāṭāh* *šāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*ʿōśēh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - making", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*kōḥô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his power", "*mēḵîn*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - establishing", "*tēbēl*": "noun, feminine singular - world/habitable world", "*ḥoḵmātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wisdom", "*tebûnātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his understanding", "*nāṭāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśēh*": "making/doing/creating/producing", "*kōḥô*": "his power/strength/might", "*mēḵîn*": "establishing/setting up/founding/preparing", "*tēbēl*": "world/habitable part/earth", "*nāṭāh*": "stretched out/extended/spread out" } }
• Jer 51:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.51.15", "source": "עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּכֹח֔וֹ מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "*ʿōśēh* *ʾereṣ* in-*kōḥô*, *mēḵîn* *tēvēl* in-*ḥoḵmātô*, and-in-*tĕvûnātô* *nāṭāh* *šāmāyim*.", "grammar": { "*ʿōśēh*": "qal participle masculine singular - maker of/making", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*kōḥô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his power", "*mēḵîn*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - establisher of/establishing", "*tēvēl*": "feminine singular noun - world", "*ḥoḵmātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wisdom", "*tĕvûnātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his understanding", "*nāṭāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - stretched out", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśēh*": "maker of/who made/creator of", "*mēḵîn*": "establisher of/who established/preparer of", "*tēvēl*": "world/inhabited earth", "*nāṭāh*": "stretched out/extended/spread out" } }
• Gen 9:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.9.1", "source": "וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־נֹ֖חַ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *waybārek* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-*nōaḥ* and-*ʾet*-*bānāyw* and-*wayyōʾmer* to-them *pĕrû* and-*rĕbû* and-*milʾû* *ʾet*-*hāʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*waybārek*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he blessed", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural form (divine plural) - God", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*nōaḥ*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Noah", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his sons", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*pĕrû*": "imperative, 2nd plural masculine - be fruitful", "*rĕbû*": "imperative, 2nd plural masculine - multiply", "*milʾû*": "imperative, 2nd plural masculine - fill", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular + definite article - the earth" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings/judges", "*pĕrû*": "be fruitful/bear fruit/produce offspring", "*rĕbû*": "multiply/increase/become numerous", "*milʾû*": "fill/make full/replenish", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world" } }
• Isa 45:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.5", "source": "אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד זוּלָתִ֖י אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי", "text": "*ʾănî* *YHWH* and-*ʾên* *ʿôd* *zûlātî* *ʾên* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăʾazzerkā* and-not *yĕdaʿtānî*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/there is no", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/besides", "*zûlātî*": "preposition with 1st person suffix - besides me/except me", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*ʾăʾazzerkā*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person suffix - I will gird you/I will strengthen you", "*yĕdaʿtānî*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you knew me" }, "variants": { "*ʾên*": "there is not/there is no/none", "*ʿôd*": "still/yet/besides/in addition", "*zûlātî*": "besides me/except me/other than me", "*ʾăʾazzerkā*": "I will gird you/I will strengthen you/I will equip you", "*yĕdaʿtānî*": "you knew me/you recognized me/you acknowledged me" } } 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.6", "source": "לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְע֗וּ מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔ה כִּי־אֶ֖פֶס בִּלְעָדָ֑י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין עֽוֹד", "text": "For-*maʿan* *yēdĕʿû* from-*mizraḥ*-*šemeš* and-from-*maʿărābâ* that-*ʾepes* *bilʿādāy* *ʾănî* *YHWH* and-*ʾên* *ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*maʿan*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*yēdĕʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will know", "*mizraḥ*": "masculine singular construct - rising of", "*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun - sun", "*maʿărābâ*": "feminine singular noun - west/setting", "*ʾepes*": "adverb - nothing/none", "*bilʿādāy*": "preposition with 1st person suffix - without me/apart from me", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/there is no", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/besides" }, "variants": { "*yēdĕʿû*": "they will know/they may know/they should know", "*mizraḥ*-*šemeš*": "east/rising of the sun/sunrise", "*maʿărābâ*": "west/setting/sunset/western region", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/none/zero/end", "*bilʿādāy*": "without me/apart from me/besides me" } }