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Complete chapter: 31 verses. Selected original English reading cues accompany the text.
be·re·SHIT ba·RA' 'E·lo·HIM 'et ha·sha·MA·yim ve·'ET ha·'A·retz
ve·ha·'A·retz ha·ye·TAH to·hu va·VO·hu ve·CHO·shekh 'al-pe·NEI te·HOM ve·RU·ach 'E·lo·HIM me·ra·CHE·fet 'al-pe·NEI ha·MA·yim
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM ye·HI 'or vay·hi-'or
vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM 'et-ha·'OR ki-TOV vai·yav·DEL 'E·lo·HIM bein ha·'OR u·VEIN ha·CHO·shekh
vai·yik·RA' 'E·lo·HIM la·'OR YOM ve·la·CHO·shekh KA·ra' LAI·lah vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM 'e·CHAD
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM ye·HI ra·KI·a' be·TOKH ha·MA·yim vi·HI mav·DIL bein MA·yim la·MA·yim
vai·YA·'as 'E·lo·HIM 'et-ha·ra·ki·a' vai·yav·DEL bein ha·MA·yim 'a·SHER mi·TA·chat la·ra·KI·a' u·VEIN ha·MA·yim 'a·SHER me·'AL la·ra·KI·a' vay·hi-KHEN
vai·yik·RA' 'E·lo·HIM la·ra·KI·a' sha·MA·yim vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM she·NI
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM yi·ka·VU ha·MA·yim mi·TA·chat ha·sha·MA·yim 'EL-ma·KOM 'e·CHAD ve·te·ra·'EH hai·ya·ba·SHAH vay·hi-KHEN
vai·yik·RA' 'E·lo·HIM lai·ya·ba·SHAH 'E·retz u·le·mik·VEH ha·MA·yim ka·RA' ya·MIM vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM ki-TOV
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM tad·SHE' ha·'A·retz DE·she' 'E·sev maz·RI·a' ZE·ra' 'etz pe·RI 'O·seh pe·RI le·mi·NO 'a·SHER zar·'ov-vo 'al-ha·'A·retz vay·hi-KHEN
va·to·TZE' ha·'A·retz DE·she' 'E·sev maz·RI·a' ze·ra' le·mi·NE·hu ve·'ETZ 'o·seh-pe·RI 'a·SHER zar·'ov-vo le·mi·NE·hu vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM ki-TOV
vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM she·li·SHI
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM ye·HI me·'o·ROT bir·KI·a' ha·sha·MA·yim le·hav·DIL bein hai·YOM u·VEIN ha·LA·ye·lah ve·ha·YU le·'o·TOT u·le·MO·'a·DIM u·le·ya·MIM ve·sha·NIM
ve·ha·YU lim·'o·ROT bir·KI·a' ha·sha·MA·yim le·ha·'IR 'al-ha·'A·retz vay·hi-KHEN
vai·YA·'as 'E·lo·HIM 'et-she·NEI ha·me·'o·ROT ha·ge·do·LIM 'et-ha·ma·'or ha·ga·DOL le·mem·SHE·let hai·YOM ve·'ET-ha·ma·'or ha·ka·TON le·mem·SHE·let ha·LAY·lah ve·'ET ha·ko·kha·VIM
vai·yi·TEN 'o·TAM 'E·lo·HIM bir·KI·a' ha·sha·MA·yim le·ha·'IR 'al-ha·'A·retz
ve·lim·SHOL bai·YOM u·va·LAY·lah u·la·hav·DIL bein ha·'OR u·VEIN ha·CHO·shekh vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM ki-TOV
vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM re·vi·'I
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM yish·re·TZU ha·MA·yim SHE·retz NE·fesh chai·YAH ve·'OF ye·'o·FEF 'al-ha·'A·retz 'al-pe·NEI re·KI·a' ha·sha·MA·yim
vai·yiv·RA' 'E·lo·HIM 'et-ha·ta·ni·NIM ha·ge·do·LIM ve·'ET kol-NE·fesh ha·chai·YAH ha·ro·ME·set 'a·SHER sha·re·TZU ha·MA·yim le·mi·ne·HEM ve·'ET kol-of ka·NAF le·mi·NE·hu vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM ki-TOV
vay·VA·rekh 'o·TAM 'E·lo·HIM le·MOR pe·RU u·re·VU u·mil·'U 'et-ha·MA·yim bai·ya·MIM ve·ha·'of YI·rev ba·'A·retz
vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM cha·mi·SHI
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM to·TZE' ha·'A·retz NE·fesh chai·YAH le·mi·NAH be·he·MAH va·RE·mes ve·chay·tov-'E·retz le·mi·NAH vay·hi-KHEN
vai·YA·'as 'E·lo·HIM 'et-chai·YAT ha·'A·retz le·mi·NAH ve·'ET-ha·be·he·MAH le·mi·NAH ve·'ET kol-RE·mes ha·'a·da·MAH le·mi·NE·hu vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM ki-TOV
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM na·'a·SEH 'a·DAM be·tzal·ME·nu kid·mu·TE·nu ve·yir·DU vid·GAT hai·YAM u·ve·'of ha·sha·MA·yim u·va·be·he·MAH u·ve·KHOL-ha·'A·retz u·ve·KHOL-ha·RE·mes ha·ro·MES 'al-ha·'A·retz
vai·yiv·RA' 'E·lo·HIM 'et-ha·'a·DAM be·tzal·MO be·TZE·lem 'E·lo·HIM ba·RA' 'o·TO za·KHAR u·ne·ke·VAH ba·RA' 'o·TAM
vay·VA·rekh 'o·TAM 'E·lo·HIM vai·YO·mer la·HEM 'E·lo·HIM pe·RU u·re·VU u·mil·'U 'et-ha·'A·retz ve·khiv·SHU·ha u·re·DU bid·GAT hai·YAM u·ve·'of ha·sha·MA·yim u·ve·KHOL-chai·YAH ha·ro·ME·set 'al-ha·'A·retz
vai·YO·mer 'E·lo·HIM hi·NEH na·TA·ti la·KHEM 'et-kol-'E·sev zo·RE·a' ZE·ra' 'a·SHER 'al-pe·NEI khol-ha·'A·retz ve·'ET-kol-ha·'ETZ 'a·SHER-bo fe·ri-'etz zo·RE·a' ZA·ra' la·KHEM yih·YEH le·'okh·LAH
u·le·khol-chai·YAT HA·'a·retz u·le·khol-of ha·sha·MA·yim u·le·KHOL ro·MES 'al-ha·'A·retz 'a·SHER-bo NE·fesh chai·YAH 'et-kol-YE·rek 'E·sev le·'okh·LAH vay·hi-KHEN
vai·YAR' 'E·lo·HIM 'et-kol-'a·SHER 'a·SAH ve·hi·neh-TOV me·'OD vay·hi-'E·rev vay·hi-VO·ker YOM ha·shi·SHI
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Unicode/XML Leningrad Codex (UXLC 2.5, Apr 2026), Tanach.us; vowel points retained, cantillation and meteg omitted. Translation: King James Version (1611); Project Gutenberg ebook 10. Hebrew biblical text may be copied without restriction under https://tanach.us/License.html. This edition is UXLC, not WLC. KJV English text is public domain in the USA (Project Gutenberg ebook 10); KJV rights differ in some other countries. Editorial glosses are original.. The English edition is a literary translation, rather than a word-for-word gloss.