Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Genesis 1:27

וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים ׀ אֶת־הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמֹו בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתֹו זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם׃

וַיִּבְרָא Qal imperfect/jussive 3ms from בָרָא (he created) "he will create" with a vav conversive making it "and he created"

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

אֶת־הָאָדָם sign of direct object with definite article and noun ms "the man"

בְּצַלְמֹו preposition and noun ms in construct with 3mp suffix "in image of us" or "in our image"

בְּצֶלֶם prepostion with noun ms in construct "in image of"

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

בָּרָא Qal perfect 3ms from בָרָא (he created)"he created"

אֹתֹו definite pronoun 3mp "them" (note sign of direct object and 3mp suffix)

זָכָר noun ms "male"

וּנְקֵבָה conjunction with noun fs "and female"

בָּרָא Qal perfect 3ms from בָרָא (he created)"he created"

אֹתָם personal pronoun 3mp "them"

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