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FreeGenesis 1 · Psalm 23 · the Shema

Hebrew Bible Interlinear

Three short, well-known passages word by word: Genesis 1:1–5, Psalm 23, and the Shema with V'ahavta. Each word has its Hebrew, transliteration and gloss, and each verse has a natural English sentence and audio.

Genesis 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
bereshit
in the beginning
בָּרָא
bara
created
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
אֵת
et
object marker
הַשָּׁמַיִם
hashamayim
the heavens
וְאֵת
ve'et
and object marker
הָאָרֶץ
ha'aretz
the earth

Read as a sentence: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Genesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ
veha'aretz
and the earth
הָיְתָה
hayetah
was
תֹהוּ
tohu
formless
וָבֹהוּ
vavohu
and void
וְחֹשֶׁךְ
vekhoshekh
and darkness
עַל־פְּנֵי
al-penei
on the face of
תְהוֹם
tehom
the deep
וְרוּחַ
veruakh
and the spirit/wind of
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
מְרַחֶפֶת
merakhefet
hovering
עַל־פְּנֵי
al-penei
over the face of
הַמָּיִם
hamayim
the waters

Read as a sentence: “The earth was formless and void, darkness was on the face of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

Genesis 1:3
וַיֹּאמֶר
vayomer
and said
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
יְהִי
yehi
let there be
אוֹר
or
light
וַיְהִי־אוֹר
vayehi-or
and there was light

Read as a sentence: “And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.”

Genesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא
vayar
and saw
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
אֶת־הָאוֹר
et-ha'or
the light (object)
כִּי־טוֹב
ki-tov
that it was good
וַיַּבְדֵּל
vayavdel
and separated
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
בֵּין
bein
between
הָאוֹר
ha'or
the light
וּבֵין
uvein
and between
הַחֹשֶׁךְ
hakhoshekh
the darkness

Read as a sentence: “God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.”

Genesis 1:5
וַיִּקְרָא
vayiqra
and called
אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God
לָאוֹר
la'or
to the light
יוֹם
yom
day
וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ
velakhoshekh
and to the darkness
קָרָא
qara
he called
לָיְלָה
laylah
night
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב
vayehi-erev
and there was evening
וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר
vayehi-boqer
and there was morning
יוֹם
yom
day
אֶחָד
ekhad
one

Read as a sentence: “God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night; and there was evening and there was morning, one day.”

Genesis 1:1–5, word for word.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an interlinear Bible?

An interlinear shows each word of the original language lined up with a word-for-word gloss, so you can see how the Hebrew builds the sentence rather than only reading a finished translation.

Which passages are covered?

Genesis 1:1–5 (the first day of creation), all six verses of Psalm 23, and Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (the Shema and the V'ahavta paragraph that follows it).

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