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Genesis 6

1Anditcametopass,whenmenH120beganH2490tomultiplyonthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323wereH1961bornH3205untothem,

2thatthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH120thattheywerefair;andtheytookH3947themwivesH802ofallthattheychoseH977.

3AndJehovahsaidH559,MySpiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shallnotstrivewithmanH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,forthathealsoבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH1571isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320:yetshallhisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117beוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4TheNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303wereintheearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571afterthat,whenthesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935inuntothedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH376,andtheybarechildrentothem:thesamewerethemightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376thatwereofold,themenH376ofrenown.

5AndJehovahsawH7200thatthewickednessH7451ofmanH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andthateveryimaginationofthethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284ofhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilH7451continually.

6AnditrepentedH5162JehovahthathehadmadeH6213manH120ontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,anditgrievedhimathisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7AndJehovahsaidH559,IwilldestroymanH120whomIhavecreatedH1254fromthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;bothmanH120,andbeast,andcreepingH7431thingsרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,andbirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;foritrepentethmethatIhavemadeH6213them.

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

9Thesearethegenerationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wasH1961arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andperfectH8549inhisgenerationsH1755:Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begatthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,andJaphethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and,behold,itwascorruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843;forallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320hadcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843theirwayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoNoahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146,Theendקֵ֤ץketzH7093ofallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320iscomeH935beforeme;fortheearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfilledH4390withviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555throughthem;and,behold,Iwilldestroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843themwiththeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee anarkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392ofgopherwoodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;roomsshalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213inthearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,andshaltpitchitwithinandwithoutwithpitch.

15Andthisishowthou shaltmakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213it:thelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392threeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341ofitfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,andtheheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967ofitthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

16Alightshalt thoumakeH7760tothearkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392,andtoacubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520shalt thoufinishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615itupwardH4605;andthedoorH6607ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392shalt thousetH7760inthesideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654thereof;withlower,secondשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145,andthirdוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992stories shalt thoumakeH7760it.

17AndI,behold,Idobringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935thefloodהַמַּבּ֥וּלha.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325upontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,whereinisthebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;everythingH3605thatisintheearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776shalldieיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18ButIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withthee;andthou shaltcomeH935intothearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, thou,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,andthywifeH802,andthysons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesH802withthee.

19Andofeverylivingthingofallfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofeverysort shalt thoubringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935intothearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,tokeepthemaliveH2416withthee;theyshallbeיִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Ofthebirdsמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775aftertheirkindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andofthecattleH929aftertheirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,ofeverycreepingH7431thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127afteritskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofeverysortshallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee,tokeepthemaliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto theeofallfoodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978thatiseatenH398,andgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622ittothee;anditshallbeH1961forfoodH3978forthee,andforthem.

22ThusH3651didNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146; accordingtoallthatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didhe.

Commentaries on Genesis 6

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