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Genesis 9:1-17

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.

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