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神、初めに天と地を創り給えり。

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初め 創り給 えり

English Translation

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Furigana

(かみ)(はじ)めに(てん)()(つく)(きゅう)えり。

Romanji

Kami, hajime ni ten to chi o tsukurikyū eri.

Words

(かみ、かむ、かん)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder
始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(てん、あめ、あま)
sky; heaven; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
earth; ground; land; soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(えり)
fishing weir; fish weir; fish trap; pouch-shaped bamboo fence across river, etc.

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 つく.る、 はじ.める、 きず、 けず.しける
Meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on