Genesis 1:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
אֱלֹהִים
God, Elohim. The all-powerful Creator God. Plural of majesty hinting at the Trinity. The plural form with singular verb speaks of the one God who is Father, Son and Spirit.
רֵאשִׁית
Beginning
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רֵאשִׁית
Beginning, the first and most important. Reshit. In the beginning God was already there. Before time before creation before everything God existed and was at work.
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שָׁמַיִם
Heavens
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שָׁמַיִם
Heaven, sky. Shamayim. The visible sky and the spiritual realm where God dwells. God inhabits eternity but also dwells with the humble and contrite in spirit.
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בָּרָא
Created
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בָּרָא
To create from nothing. Bara. Used only of God. Only God can bara. He brings something into existence from nothing.
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אֶרֶץ
Earth
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אֶרֶץ
Earth, land, ground. Erets. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. He made it and He owns it all.
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