This is the record ¹  of the family line ²  of Adam. When God created humankind, ³  he made them ⁴  in the likeness of God.

He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.” ¹ 

The Lord regretted ¹  that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. ² 

The Lord says to Edom, ¹  “I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

Then ¹  he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, ²  not people for the Sabbath.

which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly.

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, ¹  when people promote evil. ² 

You destroy their offspring ¹  from the earth, their descendants ²  from among the human race. ³ 

The Lord watches ¹  from heaven; he sees all people. ² 

God created humankind ¹  in his own image, in the image of God he created them, ²  male and female he created them. ³ 

But the Lord saw ¹  that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination ²  of the thoughts ³  of their minds ⁴  was only evil ⁵  all the time. ⁶ 

“Whoever sheds human blood, ¹  by other humans ²  must his blood be shed; for in God’s image ³  God ⁴  has made humankind.”

When the Most High ¹  gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, ²  he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly. ³ 

You did miracles and amazing deeds in the land of Egypt which have had lasting effect. By this means you gained both in Israel and among humankind a renown that lasts to this day. ¹ 

When humankind ¹  began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born ²  to them, ³ 

the sons of God ¹  saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, ¹  appoint ²  a man over the community,

“I said, ‘I want to cut them in pieces. ¹  I want to make people forget they ever existed.

“Surely you know ¹  that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed ²  on the earth,

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord ¹  – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” ²