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Genesis 6:13-22

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.

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