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Genesis 8

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,andallthebeasts,andallthecattleH929thatwerewithhiminthearkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392:andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430madeawindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674overtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325assuaged;

2thefountainsalsoofthedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415andthewindowsH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werestopped,andtherainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wasrestrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607;

3andthewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedH7725fromofftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776continually:andaftertheendמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097ofahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325decreased.

4Andthearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392restedוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117intheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,ontheseventeenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,uponthemountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofAraratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5Andthewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedcontinuallyuntilthetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320:inthetenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,onthefirstdayofthemonthH2320,wereH1961thetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022seenH7200.

6Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117,thatNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605thewindowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392whichhehadmadeH6213:

7andhesentH7971forthH3318aravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158,anditwentH3318forthH3318toandfro,untilthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325weredriedH3001upfromofftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8AndhesentH7971forthH7971adoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123fromhim,toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200ifthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedfromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9butthedoveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundH4672norestמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494forthesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709ofherfootרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272,andshereturnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725untohimtothearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392;forthewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325wereonthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andheputforthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,andtookH3947her,andbroughtH935herinuntohimintothearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10AndhestayedyetH5750otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;andagainע֔וֹדodH5750hesentשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123outofthearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

11andthedoveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameH935intohimateventide;and,lo,inhermouthבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310anolive-leafpluckedoff:soNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewH3045thatthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedfromofftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndhestayedyetH5750otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,andsentH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3123;andshereturnedשׁוּב־shuv-H7725notagainH5750untohimanymore.

13Anditcametopassinthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967andfirstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,inthefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thefirstH7223dayofthemonthH2320,thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereH1961driedupfromofftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andNoahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146removedH5493thecoveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,andlookedH7200,and,behold,thefaceH6440ofthegroundH776wasH1961dried.

14Andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙u.va.Cho.deshH2320,onthesevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֧הbe.shiv.'AhH7651andtwentiethdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,wastheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776dryיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spake untoNoahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318fromthearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, thou,andthywifeH802,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,andthysons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesH802withthee.

17Bringהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318forthH3318withtheeeverylivingthingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431thatiswiththeeofallfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,bothbirdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,andcattleH929,andeverycreepingH7431thingH7431thatcreepethupontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thattheymaybreedabundantlyintheearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andbefruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509,andmultiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146wentH3318forthH3318,andhissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121,andhiswifeH802,andhissons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121wivesH802withhim:

19everybeast,everycreepingH7431thingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431,andeverybirdהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,whatsoevermovethupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,aftertheirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940,wentH3318forthH3318outofthearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

20AndNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146buildedanaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah,andtookH3947ofeverycleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beast,andofeverycleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt-offeringsonthealtarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21AndJehovahsmelledוַיָּ֣רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306thesweet savor;andJehovahsaidH559inhisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,Iwillnotagainע֤וֹדodH5750curseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127anymoreforman’sH120sakeבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668,forthattheimaginationofman’sH120heartלֵ֧בlevH3820isevilרַ֖עra'H7451fromhisyouthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;neitherwillIagainע֛וֹדodH5750smiteanymoreeverythingH3605living,asIhavedone.

22Whiletheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776remaineth,seedtimeandharvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105,andcoldandheatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527,andsummerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019andwinterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779,anddayH3117andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915shallnotceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.

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