Discovery BoxGenesis 1:27 
Context1:27 God created humankind 1 in his own image,
in the image of God he created them, 2
male and female he created them. 3
Genesis 5:1
Context5:1 This is the record 4 of the family line 5 of Adam.
When God created humankind, 6 he made them 7 in the likeness of God.
Genesis 9:6
Context9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, 8
by other humans 9
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image 10
God 11 has made humankind.”
Genesis 20:17
Context20:17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.
Genesis 31:16
Context31:16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”
Genesis 35:10
Context35:10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel. 12
Genesis 41:32
Context41:32 The dream was repeated to Pharaoh 13 because the matter has been decreed 14 by God, and God will make it happen soon. 15
1 tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun (הָאָדָם, ha’adam). The article does not distinguish man from woman here (“the man” as opposed to “the woman”), but rather indicates previous reference (see v. 26, where the noun appears without the article). It has the same function as English “the aforementioned.”
2 tn The third person suffix on the particle אֵת (’et) is singular here, but collective.
3 sn The distinction of “humankind” as “male” and “female” is another point of separation in God’s creation. There is no possibility that the verse is teaching that humans were first androgynous (having both male and female physical characteristics) and afterward were separated. The mention of male and female prepares for the blessing to follow.
4 tn Heb “book” or “roll.” Cf. NIV “written account”; NRSV “list.”
5 tn Heb “generations.” See the note on the phrase “this is the account of” in 2:4.
6 tn The Hebrew text has אָדָם (’adam).
7 tn Heb “him.” The Hebrew text uses the third masculine singular pronominal suffix on the accusative sign. The pronoun agrees grammatically with its antecedent אָדָם (’adam). However, the next verse makes it clear that אָדָם is collective here and refers to “humankind,” so it is preferable to translate the pronoun with the English plural.
8 tn Heb “the blood of man.”
9 tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings.
10 sn See the notes on the words “humankind” and “likeness” in Gen 1:26, as well as J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis – A Study of Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69): 11-26.
11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 tn Heb “and he called his name Israel.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
sn The name Israel means “God fights” (although some interpret the meaning as “he fights [with] God”). See Gen 32:28.
13 tn Heb “and concerning the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh two times.” The Niphal infinitive here is the object of the preposition; it is followed by the subjective genitive “of the dream.”
14 tn Heb “established.”
15 tn The clause combines a participle and an infinitive construct: God “is hurrying…to do it,” meaning he is going to do it soon.
