Genesis 1:1 in English and Hebrew

In the beginning, God^† created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (World Messianic Bible)

1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew reads: בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ (Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz),

Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is the plural form of the Hebrew Eloah (אֱלוֹהַּ), meaning "gods".