25 God made the (A)beasts of the earth after [a]their kind, and the cattle after [b]their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let (B)Us make (C)man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them (D)rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [c]sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 God created man (E)in His own image, in the image of God He created him; (F)male and female He created them.

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  1. Genesis 1:25 Lit its
  2. Genesis 1:25 Lit its
  3. Genesis 1:26 Lit heavens

25 God made the wild animals(A) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(B) And God saw that it was good.(C)

26 Then God said, “Let us(D) make mankind(E) in our image,(F) in our likeness,(G) so that they may rule(H) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,(I) over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

27 So God created(J) mankind(K) in his own image,(L)
    in the image of God(M) he created them;
    male and female(N) he created them.(O)

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  1. Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth