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Genesis 9

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146andhissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,andsaidH559untothem,Befruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509,andmultiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235,andreplenishtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2Andthefearוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172ofyouandthedreadofyoushallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961uponeverybeastoftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anduponeverybirdע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;withallwherewiththegroundH776teemeth,andallthefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,intoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027aretheydelivered.

3Everymovingthingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431thatlivethshallbeH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402foryou;asthegreenherbhaveIgivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youall.

4Butfleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320withthelifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315thereof, whichisthebloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof,shallyenoteatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5AndsurelyH389yourbloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818,thebloodH1818ofyourlivesH5315,willIrequireH1875;atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofeverybeastwillIrequireH1875it:andatthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofmanH376,evenatthehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofeveryman’sH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,willIrequireH1875thelifeH5315ofmanH376.

6Whoso sheddethman’sH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,bymanH120shallhisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818beshedH8210:forintheimageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213hemanH120.

7Andyou,beyefruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,andmultiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235; bring forthabundantlyintheearthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235therein.

8AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spake untoNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,andtohissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121withhim,sayingH559,

9AndI,behold,Iestablishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withyou,andwithyourseedH2233afteryou;

10andwitheverylivingcreatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatiswithyou,thebirdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,thecattleH929,andeverybeastoftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776withyou;ofallthatgoH3318outofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,eveneverybeastoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11AndIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285withyou;neithershallallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offanymorebythewatersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325ofthefloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999;neithershallthereanymorebeH1961afloodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Thisisthetokenofthecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichImakeH5414betweenmeandyouandeverylivingcreatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatiswithyou,forperpetualgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13Idosetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mybowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198inthecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,anditshallbeH1961foratokenofacovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenmeandtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Anditshallcometopass,whenIbringacloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051overtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatthebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shallbeוְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961seenH7200inthecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15andIwillrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichisbetweenmeandyouandeverylivingcreatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;andthewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shallnomorebecomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961afloodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16Andthebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shallbeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961inthecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051;andIwilllookH7200uponit,thatImayrememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andeverylivingcreatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320thatisupontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,Thisisthetokenofthecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichIhaveestablishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965betweenmeandallfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320thatisupontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

18Andthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146,thatwentH3318forthH3318fromthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,wereH1961Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,andHamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526,andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315:andHamוְחָ֕םve.ChamH2526isthefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.

19Thesethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969werethesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146:andofthesewasthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776overspread.

20AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146beganH2490tobeahusbandman,andplantedוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193avineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754:

21andhedrankH8354ofthewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,andwasdrunken;andhewasuncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540withinhistentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22AndHamחָ֚םchamH2526,thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172ofhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,andtoldH5046histwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brethrenwithout.

23AndShemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035andJaphethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookH3947agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071,andlaidituponboththeirshouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926,andwentbackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322,andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1;andtheirfacesH6440werebackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322,andtheysawH7200nottheirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

24AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364fromhiswineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196,andknewH3045whathisyoungestהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121haddoneuntohim.

25AndhesaidH559,CursedH779beיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;AservantH5650ofservantsH5650shallhebeH1961untohisbrethren.

26AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035;AndletCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667beH1961hisservantH5650.

27Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430enlargeJaphethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315,Andlethimdwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931inthetentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035;AndletCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961hisservantH5650.

28AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146livedH2421afterthefloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andfiftyוַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsH8141.

29Andallthedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146wereH1961nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsH8141:andhediedH4191.

Commentaries on Genesis 9

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