Masoretic Text
The verse in the Masoretic text is as follows:
- Unvocalized: בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
- Vocalized and punctuated: בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
- Transliterated: Bereishit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz.
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