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Genesis 8:15-22

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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