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Genesis 7

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoNoahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146,ComeH935thouandallthyhouseH1004intothearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392;fortheehaveIseenH7200righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662beforemeinthisgenerationבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2Ofeverycleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastthou shalttakeתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947totheesevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651andsevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651,themaleandhisfemale;andofthebeaststhatarenotcleanטְהֹרָ֥הte.ho.RahH2889twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147,themaleandhisfemale:

3ofthebirdsמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651andsevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,tokeepseedH2233aliveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421uponthefaceH6440ofalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Foryetע֜וֹדodH5750sevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117,andIwillcauseittorainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305upontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;andeverylivingthingthatIhavemadeH6213willIdestroyfromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776.

5AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didaccording untoallthatJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

6AndNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146wasH1961sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldwhenthefloodוְהַמַּבּ֣וּלve.ham.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325wasH1961upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7AndNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wentH935in,andhissonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121,andhiswifeH802,andhissons’בָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121wivesH802withhim,intothearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,becauseofthewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofthefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Ofcleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889beasts,andofbeaststhatarenotcleanטְהֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889,andofbirdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,andofeverythingH3605thatcreepethuponthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127,

9therewentH935intwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֜יִםshe.Na.yimH8147untoNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146intothearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,asGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10Anditcametopassafterthesevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,thatthewatersוּמֵ֣יu.MeiH4325ofthefloodהַמַּבּ֔וּלha.ma.BulH3999wereH1961upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Inthesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthyearH8141ofNoah’slife,inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,ontheseventeenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,onthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117wereallthefountainsofthegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415brokenH1234up,andthewindowsH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereopenedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12Andtherainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653wasH1961upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13Intheselfsamedayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117enteredNoahH5146,andShemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035,andHamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526,andJaphethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahH5146,andNoah’swifeH802,andthethreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesH802ofhissonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121withthem,intothearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

14they,andeverybeastafteritskindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,andallthecattleH929aftertheirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,andeverycreepingH7431thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431thatcreepethupontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776afteritskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andeverybirdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833afteritskindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,everybirdH6833ofeverysort.

15AndtheywentH935inuntoNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146intothearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147ofallfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320whereinisthebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16AndtheythatwentH935in,wentH935inmaleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347ofallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,asGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him:andJehovahshutH5462himin.

17Andthefloodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedH7235,andbareupthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,anditwasH1961liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375upabovetheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18Andthewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedH1396,andincreasedH7235greatlyupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392wentuponthefaceH6440ofthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19Andthewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedH1396exceedinglyH3966upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andallthehighהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022thatwereunderthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20Fifteencubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520upwardH4605didthewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailH1396;andthemountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21Andallfleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320diedH1478thatmovedupontheearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,bothbirdsבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775,andcattleH929,andbeasts,andeverycreepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepethupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andeverymanH120:

22allinwhosenostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639wasthebreathר֨וּחַRu.achH7307ofthespiritH7307oflifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416,ofallthatwasonthedryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724land,diedH4191.

23Andeverylivingthingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431wasdestroyedthatwasuponthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776,bothmanH120,andcattleH929,andcreepingH7431things,andbirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andtheyweredestroyedfromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389wasleftH7604,andtheythatwerewithhiminthearkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24Andthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedH1396upontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776ahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 7

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