"... The anthropomorphic idea that one may get from Genesis 1:26–27, that man was created in the material image of God (םיהלא םלצב), is rejected in a kind of parenthesis. It is stated clearly that the human being resembles God in his inner substance (בבלה תרוצ), not in his outer appearance (ראתה תרוצ). The effort to avoid anthropomorphic representations of God is reflected in the Samaritan Arabic version of the Pentateuch (approximately 11th century) which renders םיהלא as הכיאלמלא, “the angels”, in Genesis 1. While old manuscripts of the Samaritan text are rarely concerned with the “humanization” of God, younger manuscripts tend to eliminate anthropomorphisms (Genesis 5:1; 9:6; etc.). At this particular spot in the Arabic column follows this trend: הכיאלמלא. This led Macdonald to opt for the translation “the Angels”, although no evidence in the neo-Samaritan Hebrew column exists. Note the unusual use of the negative particle ןיא, which substitutes the negative adverb אל. One possible explanation of this anomaly is the influence of the AC negation of existence סיל ..."