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Genesis 1:26-31 BBE
(26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth. (27) And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them. (28) And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth. (29) And God said, See, I have given you every plant producing seed, on the face of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit producing seed: they will be for your food: (30) And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so. (31) And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 1:26-31 CEV
(26) God said, "Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures." (27) So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women. (28) God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth. (29) I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat. (30) And I have given the green plants as food for everything else that breathes. These will be food for animals, both wild and tame, and for birds. (31) God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning--that was the sixth day.

Genesis 1:26-31 GNB
Then God said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small." (27) So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, (28) blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. (29) I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; (30) but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food"---and it was done. (31) God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came---that was the sixth day.

Genesis 1:26-31 GW
Then God said, "Let us make humans in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the domestic animals all over the earth, and all the animals that crawl on the earth." (27) So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female. (28) God blessed them and said, "Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth." (29) God said, "I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food. (30) I have given all green plants as food to every land animal, every bird in the sky, and every animal that crawls on the earth-every living, breathing animal." And so it was. (31) And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning-the sixth day.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation