Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image…

‘Genesis 1 vv 26-28: The plural construction (let us…) most likely reflects a setting in the divine council (cf. 1 Kings 22:19-22; Isa. ch 6; Job chs 1-2): God the King announces the proposed course of action to His cabinet of subordinate deities, though He alone retains the power of decision. ‘

The Jewish Study Bible page 14, published by OUP.  

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