Genesis 1:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 1:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:26 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 1:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.””
Genesis 1:26 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Genesis 1:26 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'”
Genesis 1:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.”
Genesis 1:26 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Furthermore God said, Let vs make man in our image according to our likenes, and let them rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer the beastes, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery thing that creepeth and moueth on the earth.”
Genesis 1:26 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:26 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."”
Genesis 1:26 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:26 in 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.
What Does Genesis 1:26 Mean?
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