ࠅࠉࠁࠓࠀ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠀࠕ ࠄࠀࠃࠌ ࠁࠑࠋࠌࠅ ࠁࠑࠋࠌ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠁࠓࠀ ࠀࠕࠅ ࠆࠊࠓ ࠅࠍࠒࠁࠄ ࠁࠓࠀ ࠀࠕࠌ
Gen. 1:27 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויברא אלהים את האדם בצלמו בצלם אלהים ברא אתו זכר ונקבה ברא אתם
Gen. 1:27 [Masoretic Text]
וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמֹ֔ו בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹתֹ֑ו זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃
Gen 1:27 [Samaritan Targum]
וברא וכון אלה ית האדם בצורתה בצורת אלה כון יתה דכר ואנקבה כון יתון:
So God created mankind in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
| Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ויברא | ࠅࠉࠁࠓࠀ | And He created |
| אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
| האדם | ࠄࠀࠃࠌ | Mankind |
| בצלמו | ࠁࠑࠋࠌࠅ | In His image |
| בצלם | ࠁࠑࠋࠌ | In the image |
| אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | Of God |
| ברא | ࠁࠓࠀ | He created |
| אתו | ࠀࠕࠅ | Him |
| זכר | ࠆࠊࠓ | Male |
| ונקבה | ࠅࠍࠒࠁࠄ | And female |
| ברא | ࠁࠓࠀ | He created |
| אתם | ࠀࠕࠌ | Them |
Morphology
- וַיִּבְרָ֨א (vayyivra) – Root: ברא (b-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms, with vav consecutive; Translation: “So He created”; Notes: Describes divine action.
- אֱלֹהִ֤ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: Refers to the Creator.
- אֶת־הָֽאָדָם֙ (et-haʾadam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers to humanity as a whole.
- בְּצַלְמֹ֔ו (betsalmo) – Root: צלם (ṣ-l-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “in His image”; Notes: Indicates representation or likeness.
- בְּצֶ֥לֶם (betselem) – Root: צלם (ṣ-l-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the image of”; Notes: Parallel repetition for emphasis.
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: Same as above.
- בָּרָ֣א (bara) – Root: ברא (b-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He created”; Notes: Action of creation.
- אֹתֹ֑ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3ms suffix; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to humanity.
- זָכָ֥ר (zakar) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “male”; Notes: Specifies gender.
- וּנְקֵבָ֖ה (uneqevah) – Root: נקב (n-q-v); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “female”; Notes: Complementary to male.
- בָּרָ֥א (bara) – Root: ברא (b-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He created”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- אֹתָֽם (otam) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3mp suffix; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers to both male and female.