Verse Hebrew Word Translation Phonetic Genesis 1:1 בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית α♱ in the beginning bə·rê·šhyṯh בָּרָ֣א created br' אֱלֹהִ֑ים God æ·lo·him אֵ֥ת את et הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם the heavens and ha·šhema·yim וְאֵ֥ת ואת v·et הָאָֽרֶץ׃ the earth . ha·retz Genesis 1:2 וְהָאָ֗רֶץ Now the earth wə·hā·’ā·retz הָיְתָ֥ה was hā·yə·ṯāh תֹ֙הוּ֙ formless ṯō·hū וָבֹ֔הוּ and void , wā·ḇō·hū וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ and darkness wə·ḥō·šeḵ עַל־ was over ‘al- פְּנֵ֣י the surface pə·nê תְה֑וֹם of the deep . ṯə·hō·wm וְר֣וּחַ And the Spirit wə·rū·aḥ אֱלֹהִ֔ים of God ’ĕ·lō·hîm מְרַחֶ֖פֶת was hovering mə·ra·ḥe·p̄eṯ עַל־ over ‘al- פְּנֵ֥י the surface pə·nê הַמָּֽיִם׃ of the waters . ham·mā·yim Genesis 1:3 אֱלֹהִ֖ים And God ’ĕ·lō·hîm וַיֹּ֥אמֶר said , way·yō·mer יְהִ֣י “ Let there be yə·hî א֑וֹר light , ” ’ō·wr וַֽיְהִי־ and there was way·hî- אֽוֹר׃ light . ’ō·wr Genesis 1:4 אֱלֹהִ֛ים And God ’ĕ·lō·hîm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּ֧רְא saw way·yar כִּי־ that kî- הָא֖וֹר the light hā·’ō·wr ט֑וֹב [was] good , ṭō·wḇ אֱלֹהִ֔ים and [He] ’ĕ·lō·hîm וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל separated way·yaḇ·dêl הָא֖וֹר the light hā·’ō·wr וּבֵ֥ין from ū·ḇên בֵּ֥ין . . . bên הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ the darkness . ha·ḥō·šeḵ Genesis 1:5 אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ God ’ĕ·lō·hîm וַיִּקְרָ֨א called way·yiq·rā לָאוֹר֙ the light lā·’ō·wr י֔וֹם “ day , ” yō·wm וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ and the darkness wə·la·ḥō·šeḵ קָ֣רָא He called qā·rā לָ֑יְלָה “ night . ” lā·yə·lāh וַֽיְהִי־ And there was way·hî- עֶ֥רֶב evening , ‘e·reḇ וַֽיְהִי־ and there was way·hî- בֹ֖קֶר morning — ḇō·qer אֶחָֽד׃פ the first ’e·ḥāḏ י֥וֹם day . yō·wm Genesis 1:6 אֱלֹהִ֔ים And God ’ĕ·lō·hîm וַיֹּ֣אמֶר said , way·yō·mer יְהִ֥י “ Let there be yə·hî רָקִ֖יעַ an expanse rā·qî·a‘ בְּת֣וֹךְ between bə·ṯō·wḵ הַמָּ֑יִם the waters , ham·mā·yim וִיהִ֣י to wî·hî מַבְדִּ֔יל separate maḇ·dîl בֵּ֥ין . . . bên מַ֖יִם the waters ma·yim לָמָֽיִם׃ from the waters . ” lā·mā·yim Genesis 1:7 אֱלֹהִים֮ So God ’ĕ·lō·hîm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּ֣עַשׂ made way·ya·‘aś הָרָקִיעַ֒ the expanse hā·rā·qî·a‘ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל and separated way·yaḇ·dêl בֵּ֤ין . . . bên הַמַּ֙יִם֙ the waters ham·ma·yim אֲשֶׁר֙ blessing ’ă·šer מִתַּ֣חַת below mit·ta·ḥaṯ לָרָקִ֔יעַ [it] lā·rā·qî·a‘ וּבֵ֣ין from ū·ḇên הַמַּ֔יִם the waters ham·ma·yim אֲשֶׁ֖ר blessing ’ă·šer מֵעַ֣ל above mê·‘al לָרָקִ֑יעַ [it] . lā·rā·qî·a‘ וַֽיְהִי־ And it was way·hî- כֵֽן׃ so . ḵên

