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OET interlinear GEN 1:1

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. בְּ,רֵאשִׁית
    2. 1,2
    3. In beginning
    4. beginning
    5. 7225
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    7. in=beginning
    8. S
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 1
    1. בָּרָא
    2. 3
    3. he created
    4. -
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. he_created
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 2
    1. אֱלֹהִים
    2. 4
    3. god
    4. -
    5. 430
    6. S-Ncmpa
    7. God
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 3
    1. אֵת
    2. 5
    3. DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To
    7. DOM
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 4
    1. הַ,שָּׁמַיִם
    2. 6,7
    3. the heavens
    4. heavens
    5. 8064
    6. O-Td,Ncmpa
    7. the=heavens
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 5
    1. וְ,אֵת
    2. 8,9
    3. and DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-C,To
    7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 6
    1. הָ,אָרֶץ
    2. 10,11
    3. the earth/land
    4. earth
    5. 776
    6. O-Td,Ncbsa
    7. the=earth/land
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 7
    2. 12
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 8

OET (OET-LV) In_beginning god he_created DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land.

OET (OET-RV) In the beginning, God[fn] created the heavens and the earth.

1:1 As per common practice, we use ‘God’ through the Hebrew scriptures for the word ‘elohim’. Note that ‘elohim’ is a Hebrew language plural, and is translated more literally as ‘gods’ in a few places. However the connected Hebrew verb translated ‘created’ here is clearly a singular form, so the singular noun ‘God’ fits better here and everywhere where ‘elohim’ is used with other verbs marked as being singular. The mysterious plurality of God is confirmed in v26 where ‘our’ is used to refer to him/them.

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uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠רֵאשִׁ֖ית

in=beginning

The first chapter of Genesis is a true, historical narrative (which is indicated by the Hebrew language structures that are used throughout the chapter), and verse 1 records the first event in that history. This is confirmed by the wider context of the Scriptures, which teach us that God created everything out of nothing at the very beginning of the world (Psalm 33:6, 9; Hebrews 11:3). Some languages must use a verb (“began”) in verse 1 rather than an abstract noun (beginning). Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: [At the beginning of time]

אֱלֹהִ֑ים

ʼElohīm

Translate the title God in a way that refers to the Supreme Being who created everything, who has complete power, who knows everything and is present everywhere. He is the only true God and has always existed.

בָּרָ֣א

he/it_created

In the Hebrew Bible, the verb “create” refers to an activity that only God does, and it often implies (as it does here) that he made something out of nothing. Also, the forms of the verbs in the Hebrew text (and the conjunctions) show that chapter 1 is a narrative that tells about true history and events in the order that things actually happened. Make sure that your translation does the same thing. Alternate translation: [made]

אֵ֥ת הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֖יִם

DOM the=heavens

Alternate translation: [the sky]

וְ⁠אֵ֥ת הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

and=DOM the=earth/land

This phrase refers to the planet earth.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. In beginning
    2. beginning
    3. 846,7148
    5. 1,2
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    8. S
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 1
    1. god
    2. -
    3. 38
    5. 4
    6. S-Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 3
    1. he created
    2. -
    3. 1232
    5. 3
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 2
    1. DOM
    2. -
    3. 347
    5. 5
    6. O-To
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 4
    1. the heavens
    2. heavens
    3. 1893,7839
    5. 6,7
    6. O-Td,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 5
    1. and DOM
    2. -
    3. 1987,347
    5. 8,9
    6. O-C,To
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 6
    1. the earth/land
    2. earth
    3. 1893,422
    5. 10,11
    6. O-Td,Ncbsa
    8. -
    9. Y-4004; EGod_creates_all_things; TCreation_of_all_things
    10. 7

OET (OET-LV) In_beginning god he_created DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land.

OET (OET-RV) In the beginning, God[fn] created the heavens and the earth.

1:1 As per common practice, we use ‘God’ through the Hebrew scriptures for the word ‘elohim’. Note that ‘elohim’ is a Hebrew language plural, and is translated more literally as ‘gods’ in a few places. However the connected Hebrew verb translated ‘created’ here is clearly a singular form, so the singular noun ‘God’ fits better here and everywhere where ‘elohim’ is used with other verbs marked as being singular. The mysterious plurality of God is confirmed in v26 where ‘our’ is used to refer to him/them.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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